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Technical Report

The accuracy and reliability of an app-based audiometer using consumer headphones: pure tone audiometry in a normal hearing group

Megan CorrySection of Audiology, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and
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Michael SandersSection of Audiology, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and
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Grant D. SearchfieldSection of Audiology, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand and ;Esidell Moore Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 706-710 | Received 18 Dec 2016, Accepted 17 Apr 2017, Published online: 09 May 2017

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