A Case of Malignant External Otitis with Skull Base Extension
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1225-0244,2713-833X
DOI: 10.35420/jcohns.2000.11.1.115