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Tone discrimination in Cantonese-speaking children using a cochlear implant

Johanna G. Barry University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Peter J. Blamey University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Lois F. A. Martin The Bionic Ear Institute, Cooperative Research Centre for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kathy Y.-S. Lee Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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Tempo Tang University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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Yuen Yuet Ming University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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Charles Andrew van Hasselt University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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Pages 79-99 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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