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Original Article

The subjective evaluation of the expansion time constant in single-channel wide dynamic range compression hearing instruments

La evaluación subjetiva de la constante de expansión temporal en instrumentos auditivos de un canal con compresión de rango dinámico amplio

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Pages 331-336 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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