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AUDIOLOGY

Temporal fine structure in cochlear implants: Preliminary speech perception results in Cantonese-speaking implant users

Reinhold Schatzer C. Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andreas Krenmayr C. Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Dennis K. K. Au Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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Mathias Kals C. Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Clemens Zierhofer C. Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems, Institute of Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Pages 1031-1039 | Received 27 Oct 2009, Accepted 21 Dec 2009, Published online: 09 Feb 2010

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