The role of radiation in delayed hearing loss in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-144

  Gibb, Alan G ^a,b,c   Loh, Kwok Seng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Nasopharyngeal neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; COCHLEA; CORTI ORGAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0034005760     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215001904905     Document Type: Article

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