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Sensorineural hearing loss in pregnancy: an alternative, simpler possible explanation

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  1. Department of Specialist Surgical and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    A. Pirodda & G. G. Ferri

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    C. Borghi

  3. S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy

    G. G. Ferri

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Pirodda, A., Ferri, G.G. & Borghi, C. Sensorineural hearing loss in pregnancy: an alternative, simpler possible explanation. Ir J Med Sci 180, 781–782 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-011-0707-3

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