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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Functional gain and speech understanding obtained by Vibrant Soundbridge or by open-fit hearing aid

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Pages 428-433 | Received 12 Jan 2011, Accepted 13 Jan 2011, Published online: 14 Mar 2011

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