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Original Articles

The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches

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Pages 492-500 | Received 21 Feb 2020, Accepted 08 Apr 2020, Published online: 27 Apr 2020

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