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Field Trials Using a Digital Hearing Aid with Active Noise Reduction and Dual-Microphone Directionality: Estudios de campo utilizando un audifono digital con reduccion activa del ruido y micrófono de direccionalidad dual

Monique Boymans Academic Medical Centre, Department of Clinical and Experimental Audiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wouter A. Dreschler Academic Medical Centre, Department of Clinical and Experimental Audiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 260-268 | Received 21 Dec 1999, Accepted 03 Apr 2000, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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