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Evaluation of the NAL-NL1 and DSL v4.1 prescriptions for children: Preference in real world use

Susan Scollie National Centre for Audiology, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Hearing Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Teresa Y.C. Ching National Acoustics Laboratories, Australian Hearing, Australia; The Hearing CRC, Australia
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Richard Seewald National Centre for Audiology, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Hearing Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Harvey Dillon National Acoustics Laboratories, Australian Hearing, Australia; The Hearing CRC, Australia
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Louise Britton L.B. is currently affiliated with the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Australia
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Jane Steinberg J.S. is currently affiliated with Dynamic Hearing, Inc., Melbourne, Australia
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Joseph Corcoran National Centre for Audiology, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Hearing Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Pages S49-S63 | Received 12 Jun 2009, Accepted 27 Jun 2009, Published online: 29 Jan 2010

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