Measures of hearing aid gain for real speech

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 520-527

  Stelmachowicz, Patricia G ^a   Kopun, Judy ^a   Mace, Anne L ^a   Lewis, Dawna E ^a  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING AID; NOISE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SIMULATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030454246     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199612000-00007     Document Type: Article

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