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Assessment of permanent hearing impairment following radical megavoltage radiotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. A. Evans ,
K. C. Liu ,
Tahir Azhar  and
R. P. Symonds
R. A. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow.
K. C. Liu*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, The Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow.
Tahir Azhar
Affiliation:
Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology. Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
R. P. Symonds
Affiliation:
Institute of Radiotherapy and Oncology. Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
*
Dr. K. C. Liu, D.L.O., F.R.C.S., Unit 3, Ground Floor, Ko Kie Building, 9–11 Jordan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 7 , July 1988 , pp. 588 - 589
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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