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Original Article

Effects of speech signal content and speaker gender on acceptance of noise in listeners with normal hearing

Patrick N. Plyler The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lynzee N. Alworth The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, USA
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Tabitha P. Rossini The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, USA
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Kathryn E. Mapes The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, USA
Pages 243-248 | Received 08 Apr 2010, Accepted 22 Nov 2010, Published online: 10 Feb 2011

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