Speech perception benefits of FM and infrared devices to children with hearing aids in a typical classroom

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-184

  Anderson, Karen L ^a   Goldstein, Howard ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Classroom acoustics; Educational technology; Hearing impairment; HINT; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442548785     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2004/017)     Document Type: Article

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