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Original Article

Quantification of the effects of Mandarin dialect differences on the use of norm-referenced speech perception tests

Ke Xu *Hearing Center, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Sigfrid D. SoliHouse Clinic, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Yun Zheng *Hearing Center, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shixi Liu *Hearing Center, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Gang Li *Hearing Center, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Yong Tao *Hearing Center, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhaoli Meng *Hearing Center, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Department, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Pages 461-466 | Received 31 Jul 2014, Accepted 14 Dec 2014, Published online: 26 Feb 2015

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