Recognition of dichotic digits under pre-cued and post-cued response conditions in young and elderly listeners

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 141-151

  Strouse, A ^a,b,c   Wilson, R H ^a,b   Brush, N ^a,b  

^a James H Quillen VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b Depts of Surg/Commun Disord E   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Auditory perception; Dichotic digits; Dichotic listening tests; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; EAR; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 0033938743     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005364000000124     Document Type: Article

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