The DSL Method for Pediatric Hearing Instrument Fitting: Historical Perspective and Current Issues

Trends in Amplification

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 145-157

  Seewald, Richard ^a   Moodie, Sheila ^a   Scollie, Susan ^a   Bagatto, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AIR CONDUCTION; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DESIRED SENSATION LEVEL METHOD; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FITTING;

EID: 31144440192     PISSN: 10847138     EISSN: 19405588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108471380500900402     Document Type: Article

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