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Evaluation of an adaptive, directional-microphone hearing aid: Evaluación de un auxiliar auditivo de micrófono direccional adaptable

Todd Ricketts Dan Maddox Hearing Aid Research Laboratory, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Nashville, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paula Henry Dan Maddox Hearing Aid Research Laboratory, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Nashville, USA
Pages 100-112 | Received 12 May 2001, Accepted 01 Oct 2001, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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