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Disorders of hearing and balance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Linda M Luxon
Linda M Luxon*
Affiliation:
Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College, London, UK
*
Linda M Luxon, Duphar Professor of Audiological Medicine, Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London, 330/332 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE, UK.
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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , November 1993 , pp. 347 - 358
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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