Tone perception in cantonese-speaking children with hearing aids

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-316

  Lee, Kathy Y S ^a,b   Van Hasselt, Charles Andrew ^a   Tong, Michael C F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantonese speaking children; Hearing aid; Hearing impairment; Tone perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUND DETECTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STUDENT T TEST; TONE PERCEPTION;

EID: 42149186406     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940811700413     Document Type: Article

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