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Original Article

Development and evaluation of an audiology app for iPhone/iPad mobile devices

Francisco LarrosaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Alt Penedes, Barcelona, Spain
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Julio Rama-LopezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Jesus BenitezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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Jose M. MoralesDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital General Universitario Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Asuncion MartinezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital General Universitario Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Miguel A. AlañonDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital General Universitario Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Diego Arancibia-TagleDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Angel Batuecas-CaletrioDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain
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Marta Martinez-LopezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Nicolas Perez-FernandezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Carlos GimenoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Clinica Rotger, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain
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Angel IspizuaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
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Alberto UrrutikoetxeaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Comarcal del Bidasoa, Hondarribia, Spain
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Jorge Rey-MartinezOtolaryngology Unit ORLGipuzkoa, Clínica Quirón Donostia, San Sebastian, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1119-1127 | Received 24 May 2015, Accepted 08 Jun 2015, Published online: 04 Jul 2015

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