Measuring the ability of hearing impaired children to understand connected discourse: A comparison of two methods

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 283-297

  Kei, Joseph ^a   Smyth, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cantonese; Children; Connected discourse; Hearing impaired; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030840518     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005369709076800     Document Type: Article

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