The Genetic Deafness in Chinese Population

Journal of Otology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Xuezhong, Liu ^a   Xiaomei, Ouyang ^a   Yan, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 58849086406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16722930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-2930(06)50001-7     Document Type: Review

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