An adaptive clinical test of temporal resolution

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-140

  Lister, Jennifer J ^a   Roberts, Richard A ^b   Shackelford, Jennifer ^c   Rogers, Catherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b The American Institute of Balance Education Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory processing; Test materials

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADAPTIVE TEST OF TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOM GAP DETECTION TEST; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 37049038874     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2006/017)     Document Type: Article

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