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Mounting Evidence of the Potential Perils Associated with Continuous Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: Reply

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  1. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA

    David J. Terris, Katrina Chaung & William S. Duke

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Terris, D.J., Chaung, K. & Duke, W.S. Mounting Evidence of the Potential Perils Associated with Continuous Intraoperative Neuromonitoring: Reply. World J Surg 40, 770–771 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-3384-y

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