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Original Article

Clinical validation of automated audiometry with continuous noise-monitoring in a clinically heterogeneous population outside a sound-treated environment

Christopher G. Brennan-JonesEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Perth, Australia, ;Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, Correspondence[email protected]
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Robert H. EikelboomEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Perth, Australia, ;Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, ;Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa,
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De Wet SwanepoelEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Perth, Australia, ;Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, ;Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa,
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Peter L. FriedlandEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Perth, Australia, ;Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, ;School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia, and ;Department of Otolaryngology, Head, Neck and Skull Base Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia
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Marcus D. AtlasEar Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Perth, Australia, ;Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, ;Department of Otolaryngology, Head, Neck and Skull Base Surgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia
Pages 507-513 | Received 28 Apr 2015, Accepted 12 Apr 2016, Published online: 20 May 2016

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