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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Specially designed palate prosthesis reconstitutes speech in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Pages 560-561 | Received 18 Mar 2012, Accepted 30 May 2012, Published online: 07 Aug 2012

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