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Original Article

Manufacturer Predicted And Measured REAR Values In Adult Hearing Aid Fitting: Accuracy And Clinical Usefulness

Nancy L. Aarts Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD &
Carrie S. Caffee Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Pages 293-301 | Received 14 May 2004, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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