Role of pH of External Auditory Canal in Acute Otitis Externa
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2231-3796,0973-7707
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-013-0684-0