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Does lead take the lead as the best explanation for Beethoven deafness?

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  1. ENT Unit, Neurosciences Department, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, Padova, Italy

    Davide Brotto & Sorrentino Flavia

  2. Internal Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

    Renato Fellin

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Brotto, D., Flavia, S. & Fellin, R. Does lead take the lead as the best explanation for Beethoven deafness?. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 278, 5109–5110 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-07006-x

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