Concerns regarding direct-to-consumer hearing aid purchasing

Volta Review

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 447-457

  Kimball, Suzanne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 79951524333     PISSN: 00428639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17955/tvr.110.3.645     Document Type: Review

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