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Original Article

Speech perception in medico-legal assessment of hearing disabilities

Ellen Raben PedersenThe Maersk McKinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, Correspondence[email protected]
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Peter Møller JuhlThe Maersk McKinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark,
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Randi WetkeDepartment of Audiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, and ;Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Ture Dammann AndersenDepartment of Audiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, and ;Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Pages 547-555 | Received 27 May 2015, Accepted 04 Jun 2016, Published online: 05 Jul 2016

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