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Research Article

Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in the wider health context: Experiences of parents whose infants have been identified through newborn hearing screening programme

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Pages 186-193 | Received 07 Sep 2011, Accepted 07 Sep 2011, Published online: 22 Nov 2011

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