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Acceptable noise level with Danish, Swedish, and non-semantic speech materials

K. Jonas Brännström *Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Audiology Section, Department of Clinical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;Audiology Section, ENT Department, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden;HEARsound Laboratories, Network for Joint Hearing Research in the Oresunds Region, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johannes LantzHEARsound Laboratories, Network for Joint Hearing Research in the Oresunds Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lars Holme NielsenResearch Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Steen Østergaard OlsenResearch Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark;HEARsound Laboratories, Network for Joint Hearing Research in the Oresunds Region, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 146-156 | Received 15 Feb 2011, Accepted 18 Jul 2011, Published online: 24 Oct 2011

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