Genetic testing and the early hearing detection and intervention process

Volta Review

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 371-390

  Palmer, Christina G S ^a   Martinez, Ariadna ^a   Fox, Michelle ^a   Crandall, Barbara ^a   Shapiro, Nina ^a   Telatar, Milhan ^b   Sininger, Yvonne ^a   Grody, Wayne W ^a   Schimmenti, Lisa A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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