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Research Article

Benefit from non-linear frequency compression hearing aids in a clinical setting: The effects of duration of experience and severity of high-frequency hearing loss

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Pages 219-228 | Received 09 Aug 2013, Accepted 06 Dec 2013, Published online: 12 Mar 2014

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