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Research Article

Test-retest reliability of the Toy Discrimination Test with a masker of noise or babble in children with hearing impairment

Rosemary Lovett *Ear Institute, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Quentin SummerfieldDepartment of Psychology, University of York, UK;Hull-York Medical School, University of York, UK
&
Deborah Vickers *Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK
Pages 377-384 | Received 28 Aug 2012, Accepted 18 Jan 2013, Published online: 21 Mar 2013

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