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Original Article

Performance of High Frequency Impaired Listeners with Conventional and Extended High Frequency Amplification

Daniel M. Schwartz Army Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20012
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Rauna K. Surr Army Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20012
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Allen A. Montgomery Army Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20012
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Robert A. Prosek Army Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20012
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Brian E. Walden Army Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20012
Pages 157-174 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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