Evaluation of esterified hyaluronic acid as middle ear-packing material

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 534-539

  Li, Geming ^a   Feghali, Joseph G ^b,c   Dinces, Elisabeth ^b   McElveen, John ^d   Van De Water, Thomas R ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Carolina Ear and Hearing Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; HEARING ACUITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0035033209     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.5.534     Document Type: Article

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