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Cochlear implant soft failures consensus development conference statement.

T J Balkany·A V Hodges·C A Buchman·W M Luxford·C H Pillsbury·P S Roland·J K Shallop·D D Backous·D Franz·J M Graham·B Hirsch·M Luntz·J K Niparko·J Patrick·S L Payne·F F Telischi·E A Tobey·E Truy·S Staller
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T J Balkany, A V Hodges, C A Buchman, W M Luxford, C H Pillsbury, P S Roland, J K Shallop, D D Backous, D Franz, J M Graham, B Hirsch, M Luntz, J K Niparko, J Patrick, S L Payne, F F Telischi, E A Tobey, E Truy, S Staller. 2005. Cochlear implant soft failures consensus development conference statement.. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mao.0000178150.44505.52

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