Investigation of auditory processing disorder and language impairment using the speech-evoked auditory brainstem response

Hearing Research

Volumn 294, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 143-152

  Rocha Muniz, Caroline N ^a   Befi Lopes, Debora M ^a   Schochat, Eliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PITCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 84870509563     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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