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Original Article

Use and Benefit of Hearing Aids in the Tenth Decade - and Beyond

Agnete Parving Department of Audiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bent Philip Department of Audiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 61-69 | Received 14 May 1990, Accepted 06 Nov 1990, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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