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Development of a Mandarin tone identification test: Sensitivity index d' as a performance measure for individual tones

Andreas Krenmayr *C. Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Beier Qi Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Bo Liu Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Haihong Liu Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Xueqing Chen Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Demin Han Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Reinhold Schatzer *C. Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Clemens M. Zierhofer *C. Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria
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Pages 155-163 | Received 15 Feb 2010, Accepted 27 Sep 2010, Published online: 23 Nov 2010

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