[Audiological findings in the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease].
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1 Master’s degree in medicine, FCMSCSP. Assisting physician at the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Municipal Public Servant’s Hospital (Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal). 2 Doctoral student, physician. 3 Otorhinolaryngologist, physician private office. Municipal Public Servant’s Hospital (Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal). Send correspondence to: Av. Paes de Barros 828 apto. 9 Mooca São Paulo SP 03114000. Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System – Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology) on December 7, 2009; and accepted on January 14, 2010. cod. 6824 CASE REPORT Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2011;77(1):135. BJORL
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
دوره 77 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011