Perceptual consequences of conductive hearing loss: Speech perception in indigenous students learning English as a 'school' language

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-18

  Aithal, Sreedevi ^a   Yonovitz, Al ^b   Aithal, Venkatesh ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Territory Hearing Services   (Australia)

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EID: 49149112913     PISSN: 01571532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/audi.30.1.1     Document Type: Article

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