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Oral steroid treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Wei T. Chen, Jui W. Lee, Chien H. Yuan and Rong F. Chen
Saudi Medical Journal March 2015, 36 (3) 291-296; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.3.9940
Wei T. Chen
From the Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Jui W. Lee
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Chien H. Yuan
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Rong F. Chen
From the Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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