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Original Article

Original Article: Binaural masking level difference for speech signals in noise: Diferencia en el nivel de enmascaramiento binaural para señates vocales en ruido

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Pages 279-284 | Received 09 Jul 2001, Accepted 25 Sep 2001, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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