Production and perception of speech intonation in pediatric cochlear implant recipients and individuals with normal hearing

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-351

  Peng, Shu Chen ^a,b   Tomblin, J Bruce ^a   Turner, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PITCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOCALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 43249120349     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e318168d94d     Document Type: Article

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