The development of two speech based tests of central auditory function for Australian use

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Golding, Maryanne ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EAR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0035792739     PISSN: 01571532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/audi.23.1.1.31098     Document Type: Article

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