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Do the ears grow with age?

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    Fabrizio Schonauer, Stefano De Luca, Sergio Razzano & Guido Molea

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Schonauer, F., De Luca, S., Razzano, S. et al. Do the ears grow with age?. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 269, 1307–1308 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-012-1957-z

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