Directivity quantification in hearing aids: Fitting and measurement effects

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-58

  Ricketts, Todd ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; HEARING AID; MEASUREMENT; MICROPHONE; MODEL;

EID: 0034000808     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-200002000-00008     Document Type: Article

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