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Original Article

Intensity Operating Range Measures as Predictors of Word-Recognition Ability in Cochlear Implant Subjects

Francis K. Kuk University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa
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Richard S. Tyler University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa; The University of Iowa, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Bruce J. Gantz University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa
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Michael Bertschy University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Iowa City, Iowa
Pages 139-145 | Received 25 Aug 1989, Accepted 08 Jan 1990, Published online: 12 Oct 2009

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