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Original Article

Reference zero for the calibration of air-conduction audiometric equipment using ‘tone bursts’ as test signals

Referencia cero para la calibración de la vía aérea de equipos audiométricos usando “bursts tonales” como señales de prueba

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Pages 1-10 | Received 31 May 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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