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Enhanced intensity discrimination in the intact ear of adults with unilateral deafness

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Enhanced intensity discrimination in the intact ear of adults with unilateral deafness. / Maslin, Michael R. D.; Taylor, Melissa; Plack, Christopher J. et al.
In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 137, No. 6, 06.2015, p. EL408-14.

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Maslin, MRD, Taylor, M, Plack, CJ & Munro, KJ 2015, 'Enhanced intensity discrimination in the intact ear of adults with unilateral deafness', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 137, no. 6, pp. EL408-14. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4914945

APA

Maslin, M. R. D., Taylor, M., Plack, C. J., & Munro, K. J. (2015). Enhanced intensity discrimination in the intact ear of adults with unilateral deafness. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 137(6), EL408-14. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4914945

Vancouver

Maslin MRD, Taylor M, Plack CJ, Munro KJ. Enhanced intensity discrimination in the intact ear of adults with unilateral deafness. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2015 Jun;137(6):EL408-14. Epub 2015 May 22. doi: 10.1121/1.4914945

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Maslin, Michael R. D. ; Taylor, Melissa ; Plack, Christopher J. et al. / Enhanced intensity discrimination in the intact ear of adults with unilateral deafness. In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2015 ; Vol. 137, No. 6. pp. EL408-14.

Bibtex

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