Procedure for Predicting Real-Ear Hearing Aid Performance in Young Children

No AccessAmerican Journal of AudiologyClinical Focus: Innovation1 Mar 1994Procedure for Predicting Real-Ear Hearing Aid Performance in Young Children K. Shane Moodie, MClSc Richard C. Seewald and Sheila T. Sinclair K. Shane Moodie Hearing Health Care Research Unit, Department of Communicative Disorders, Elborn College, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1H1 Google Scholar , Richard C. Seewald Hearing Health Care Research Unit, Department of Communicative Disorders, Elborn College, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1H1 Google Scholar and Sheila T. Sinclair Hearing Health Care Research Unit, Department of Communicative Disorders, Elborn College, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1H1 Google Scholar https://doi.org/10.1044/1059-0889.0301.23 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In References Bentler, R. A., & Pavlovic, C. V. (1989). 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Bentler Volume 3Issue 1March 1994Pages: 23-31 Get Permissions Add to your Mendeley library HistoryReceived: Jan 21, 1993Accepted: Oct 28, 1993 Published in issue: Mar 1, 1994 Metrics Downloaded 65 times Topicsasha-topicsasha-article-typesKeywordschildrenreal-ear measurementhearing aidsCopyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1994 American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationPDF DownloadLoading ...