Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 267-271

  Irving, Richard M ^a   Jackler, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; HEAD INJURY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR MALFORMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT;

EID: 0030670934     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00020840-199710000-00001     Document Type: Short Survey

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