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Krukov A.I.

Sverzhevsky Moscow Scientific and Practical Othorhinolaryngology Center, Moscow

Kunel’skaya N.L.

N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia, 117997;
L.I. Sverzhevsky Moscow Research and Practical Centre of Otorhinolaryngology, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 117152

Shershunova E.A.

The Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Rebrov I.E.

The Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Yamshchikov V.A.

The Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 191186

Garov E.V.

Moskovskiĭ nauchno-prakticheskiĭ tsentr otorinolaringologii Departamenta zdravookhraneniia Moskvy

Tsarapkin G.Yu.

Sverzhevskiy Otorhinolaryngology Healthcare Research Institute, Moscow Department of Healthcare, Moscow, Russia

Mishchenko V.V.

L.I. Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 117152

Topical drug administration to the inner ear. Modern state of the problem and development perspectives

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Krukov A.I., Kunel’skaya N.L., Shershunova E.A., Rebrov I.E., Yamshchikov V.A., Garov E.V., Tsarapkin G.Yu., Mishchenko V.V.

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Krukov AI, Kunel’skaya NL, Shershunova EA, et al. . Topical drug administration to the inner ear. Modern state of the problem and development perspectives. Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2019;84(5):6‑14. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/otorino2019840516

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