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William Wilde: his contribution to otology

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Sir William Wilde pioneered the epidemiology of deafness. He set otology on a firm scientific basis by applying the principles established by Robert Graves and William Stokes of the Dublin School of Medicine of correlating clinical observation with post-mortem findings and utilising this information as a framework for therapeutic intervention.

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    M. Walsh

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Walsh, M. William Wilde: his contribution to otology. Ir J Med Sci 185, 291–292 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-016-1435-5

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