Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 228-232 , September 2000

Ceruminolytic Effects of Docusate Sodium: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Received 11 February 2000 ,Revised 11 May 2000 ,Accepted 6 June 2000.

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☆ Address for reprints: Adam J. Singer, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, L4-515, Stony Brook, NY 11794-7400; 631-444-7856, fax 631-444-3919; E-mail asinger@epo.som.sunysb.edu .

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2000.109166

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 228-232 , September 2000

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