Auditory steady-state responses in normal hearing adults: A test-retest reliability study

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 489-498

  D'haenens, Wendy ^a   Vinck, Bart M ^a   De Vel, Eddy ^a   Maes, Leen ^a   Bockstael, Annelies ^a   Keppler, Hannah ^a   Philips, Birgit ^a   Swinnen, Freya ^a   Dhooge, Ingeborg ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multiple auditory steady state response; Random measurement error; Reliability coefficient; Standard error of measurement; Systematic measurement error; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM ERROR; STATISTICS; STEADY STATE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 49549123171     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802116136     Document Type: Article

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