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Research Article

AMTAS®: Automated method for testing auditory sensitivity: III. Sensorineural hearing loss and air-bone gaps

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Pages 440-447 | Received 03 Sep 2010, Accepted 21 Mar 2011, Published online: 13 Jun 2011

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