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Research Article

Development of a corpus of Mandarin sentences in babble with homogeneity optimized via psychometric evaluation

Xin XiDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Teresa Y.C. ChingNational Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
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Fei JiDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yang ZhaoDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Jia-Nan LiDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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John SeymourNational Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
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Meng-Di HongDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Ai-Ting ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Harvey DillonNational Acoustic Laboratories, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
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Pages 399-404 | Received 13 Feb 2011, Accepted 15 Nov 2011, Published online: 27 Dec 2011

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