Brain stem responses to speech in younger and older adults

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-180

  Vander Werff, Kathy R ^a   Burns, Kristen S ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPEECH;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SPEECH;

EID: 79952317434     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181f534b5     Document Type: Article

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