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Original Article

Hearing aid fine-tuning based on Dutch descriptions

Thijs ThielemansKoninklijke Kentalis, Den Bosch and Sint Michielsgestel, the Netherlands, ;Adelante Audiology and Communication, Hoensbroek, the Netherlands, ;ENT Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht, the Netherlands, and Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Donné PansAdelante Audiology and Communication, Hoensbroek, the Netherlands,
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Michelene ChenaultENT Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht, the Netherlands, and ;Department of Health, Ethics and Society, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Lucien AnteunisENT Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, School for Mental Health & Neuroscience, Maastricht, the Netherlands, and
Pages 507-515 | Received 13 Aug 2015, Accepted 24 Jan 2017, Published online: 20 Feb 2017

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