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International Journal of Audiology Volume 60, 2021 - Issue sup1: Connected Hearing Health Care: Shifting from Theory to Practice
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Teleaudiology hearing aid fitting follow-up consultations for adults: single blinded crossover randomised control trial and cohort studies

Karina F. M. Taoa Ear Sciences Centre, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;b Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, Australia;c Ear Health Team, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;d CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil;e Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tais de C. Moreiraf Department of Social Responsibility, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil;ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0968-9599View further author information
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Dona M. P. Jayakodya Ear Sciences Centre, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;b Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5814-4355View further author information
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De Wet Swanepoela Ear Sciences Centre, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;b Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, Australia;g Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-1636View further author information
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Christopher G. Brennan-Jonesc Ear Health Team, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;e Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;h Department of Audiology, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7216-8097View further author information
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Lize Coetzeea Ear Sciences Centre, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;b Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, AustraliaView further author information
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Robert H. Eikelbooma Ear Sciences Centre, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia;b Ear Science Institute Australia, Perth, Australia;g Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-5381View further author information
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Pages S49-S60 | Received 11 Apr 2020, Accepted 02 Aug 2020, Published online: 23 Sep 2020

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