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Hearing loss within a marriage: perceptions of the spouse with normal hearing

NG GovenderDiscipline of Audiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville
(BCommunication Pathology (Audiology), Clinical Audiologist) ,
N MaistryDiscipline of Audiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville
(BCommunication Pathology (Audiology), Clinical Audiologist) ,
N SoomarDiscipline of Audiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville
(BCommunication Pathology (Audiology), Clinical Audiologist) &
J PakenDiscipline of Audiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, WestvilleCorrespondence[email protected]
(MCommunication Pathology (Audiology), Lecturer)
Pages 50-56 | Received 18 Dec 2013, Accepted 28 Apr 2013, Published online: 27 May 2014

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