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Original Article

Perception of temporal fine-structure cues in speech with minimal envelope cues for listeners with mild-to-moderate hearing loss

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Pages 823-831 | Received 05 Jun 2009, Accepted 07 May 2010, Published online: 29 Jul 2010

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