Central auditory processing and listening effort in normal-hearing children: a pilot study.
The current study aims to assess the link between central auditory processes and listening effort in a group of normal-hearing children. This will provide information over and beyond the standard central auditory processes and might have practical implications for listening situations which often re...
| Published in: | International Journal of Audiology Vol. 60; no. 10; pp. 739 - 747 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
October 2021
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