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Original Article

A longitudinal study of changes in evoked otoacoustic emissions and pure-tone thresholds as measured in a hearing conservation program

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Pages 307-322 | Received 19 Feb 2003, Accepted 27 Jun 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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