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Editorial
. 2019 Oct 1;97(10):646-646A.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.19.224683.

Hearing loss: rising prevalence and impact

Bolajoko O Olusanya, Adrian C Davis  1 , Howard J Hoffman  2
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Editorial

Hearing loss: rising prevalence and impact

Bolajoko O Olusanya et al. Bull World Health Organ. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Bull World Health Organ. 2020 Feb 1;98(2):148. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.100220. Bull World Health Organ. 2020. PMID: 32015587 Free PMC article.
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