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Original Article

Vibrotactile Performance by Normal and Hearing-Impaired Subjects Using Two Commercially Available Vibrators

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Pages 362-373 | Received 09 Sep 1984, Accepted 22 Mar 1985, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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