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Original Article

Effects of Relative Levels of the Primary Tones on Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Normal-hearing Subjects

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Pages 187-197 | Received 09 Jan 1997, Accepted 28 Jul 1997, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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