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Documenting the lived experiences of young adult cochlear implant users: ‘feeling’ sound, fluidity and blurring boundaries

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Documenting the lived experiences of young adult cochlear implant users: ‘feeling’ sound, fluidity and blurring boundaries. / Snell, Laura.
In: Disability and Society, Vol. 30, No. 3, 03.2015, p. 340-352.

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Snell, L 2015, 'Documenting the lived experiences of young adult cochlear implant users: ‘feeling’ sound, fluidity and blurring boundaries', Disability and Society, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 340-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2015.1014086

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Snell, L. (2015). Documenting the lived experiences of young adult cochlear implant users: ‘feeling’ sound, fluidity and blurring boundaries. Disability and Society, 30(3), 340-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2015.1014086

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Snell L. Documenting the lived experiences of young adult cochlear implant users: ‘feeling’ sound, fluidity and blurring boundaries. Disability and Society. 2015 Mar;30(3):340-352. Epub 2015 Mar 27. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2015.1014086

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Snell, Laura. / Documenting the lived experiences of young adult cochlear implant users : ‘feeling’ sound, fluidity and blurring boundaries. In: Disability and Society. 2015 ; Vol. 30, No. 3. pp. 340-352.

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