Speech-in-noise tests: How and why to include them in your basic test battery

Hearing Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-46

  Taylor, Brian ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0141856557     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: 15425991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000293000.76300.ff     Document Type: Article

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