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Vocal Fold Paralysis

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    Ajay E. Chitkara MD (Clinical Assistant Professor)

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    Andrew Blitzer MD, DDS (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director) (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director)

  3. NY Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, New York, New York

    Andrew Blitzer MD, DDS (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director) (Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Director)

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Chitkara, A.E. (2006). Neuroanatomy of the Larynx. In: Sulica, L., Blitzer, A. (eds) Vocal Fold Paralysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32504-2_1

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