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Auditory Trauma, Protection, and Repair

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    Jochen Schacht

  2. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  3. Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

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Bauer, C.A., Brozoski, T.J. (2008). Tinnitus: Theories Mechanisms and Treatments. In: Schacht, J., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Auditory Trauma, Protection, and Repair. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 31. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72561-1_4

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