Cerumen removal - Current challenges

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 541-548

  Grossan, Murray ^a,b  

^a Cedar Sinai Medical Center ^*

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CERUMEN; EAR INFECTION; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HUMAN; PAIN; UNITED STATES; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031880004     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556139807700710     Document Type: Article

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