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Validity of diagnostic pure-tone audiometry without a sound-treated environment in older adults

Felicity Maclennan-Smith *Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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De Wet Swanepoel *Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa;Callier Center for Communication Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas, USA;Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, the University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia;Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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James W. Hall III *Department of Communication Pathology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Pages 66-73 | Received 19 Jun 2012, Accepted 01 Oct 2012, Published online: 11 Nov 2012

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