Precision of tympanometric measurements

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 215-222

  Gaihede, Michael ^a,b   Ovesen, Therese ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HOLSTEBRO HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic immittance; Precision; Repeatability; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; TYMPANOMETRY;

EID: 0030835623     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4001.215     Document Type: Article

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