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Surgical removal of 11 cochlear implants–lessons from the 11-year-old Cambridge programme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. Ray
Affiliation:
East of England Cochlear Implant Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
R. F. Gray*
Affiliation:
East of England Cochlear Implant Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
I. Court
Affiliation:
East of England Cochlear Implant Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr R. F. Gray, F.R.C.S., Consultant Otolaryngologist, ENT Department, Box 48, Clinic 10, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ.

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