Otomycosis: A Retrospective Study: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology June 2009
Otomycosis: A Retrospective Study: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology June 2009
Otomycosis: A Retrospective Study: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology June 2009
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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY 75 (3) MAY/JUNE 2009
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Table 1. Otomycosis etiological agents according to gender, age and ear affected of 20 patients with clinical suspicion of otitis externa