Diagnosing cochlear dead regions in children

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-246

  Malicka, Alicja N ^a   Munro, Kevin J ^a   Baker, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR CELL; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CHILD; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, INNER; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77949414861     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181c34ccb     Document Type: Article

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