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Microphone calibration estimation for mobile audiological tests with resonating bottles. 使用共振瓶进行移动听力测试的麦克风校准估算。

IF 2.7 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2395416

Maximilian Karl Scharf,Rainer Huber,Michael Schulte,Birger Kollmeier

{"title":"Microphone calibration estimation for mobile audiological tests with resonating bottles.","authors":"Maximilian Karl Scharf,Rainer Huber,Michael Schulte,Birger Kollmeier","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2024.2395416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2024.2395416","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEAudiological tests on smartphones require consistent microphone recordings across device types with a reasonable standard uncertainty (2-3 Decibel (dB)) of the sound pressure level at the microphone. However, the calibration of smartphone microphones by the non-expert user is still an unsolved issue. We show that whistling on standardized glass bottles permits a coarse sound level calibration with an uncertainty that is smaller than the standard uncertainty of clinical audiograms (4.9dB) and enough for mobile health (mHealth) products.DESIGNWe define and test a calibration procedure with bottle-whistles for smartphones. The empirical sound pressure levels are used to calculate the mean and standard deviation of a single measurement.STUDY SAMPLETwo uncalibrated studies with a total of 30 participants, one calibrated study with 11 participants.RESULTSThe mean maximal sound pressure level of 330 ml Vichy-shape bottle-whistles at 50 cm distance is 92.8 ± 1.6dB sound pressure level (SPL). The sound pressure level variation of a single measurement is 3.0dB SPL.CONCLUSIONSIn comparison to other possible ways of level calibration estimates for smartphones (e.g. level of own voice, level of common environmental sounds), the current method appears to be robust in background noise and easily reproducible with glass bottles of defined dimensions.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":"39 1","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142192431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Developing effective communication skills in audiology using anonymous patient feedback. 利用匿名患者反馈，培养听力学方面的有效沟通技巧。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2399180

Patrick Bowers, Kelley Graydon

{"title":"Developing effective communication skills in audiology using anonymous patient feedback.","authors":"Patrick Bowers, Kelley Graydon","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2024.2399180","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2024.2399180","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To explore the value of anonymous patient feedback for audiology students, examining alignment between student and patient judgments on communication skills and assessing how students utilise the feedback.Design: This study utilised a mixed methods design, employing a Likert survey to collect patient and student ratings on professionalism, compassion, and listening and talking skills in clinical encounters. Semi-structured interviews investigated the student perspective of receiving patient feedback.Study sample: 13 Audiology students and 31 patients who were placed at, or received care at an Audiology teaching clinic.Results: Patients' ratings across all measures were higher on average when compared to students' self-ratings, only correlating significantly for the measure concerning students' talking skills. Five themes and one subtheme were identified: Emotional impacts, A worthwhile experience, Contrasting priorities, Patients retake centre stage, and Self-reflective learners (subtheme Self-doubt).Conclusions: This study reveals that patient feedback led student Audiologists to report heightened seriousness in their interactions and increased attention on skills vital for patient-centred care. The process boosted students' confidence and reinforced awareness of the patient's perspective. Further research is needed to gauge the extent of these effects and explore the feasibility of implementing a large-scale patient feedback program in audiology training settings.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142119740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development and evaluation of a novel user-operated slider-based audiometry method. 开发和评估基于用户操作滑块的新型测听方法。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2396523

Chris Bang Sørensen, Adrian Bardhi, Ellen Raben Pedersen, Jesper Hvass Schmidt, Christos Sidiras, Jacob Nielsen

{"title":"Development and evaluation of a novel user-operated slider-based audiometry method.","authors":"Chris Bang Sørensen, Adrian Bardhi, Ellen Raben Pedersen, Jesper Hvass Schmidt, Christos Sidiras, Jacob Nielsen","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2024.2396523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2024.2396523","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To evaluate a novel user-operated audiometry method allowing users full control in determining their pure-tone hearing thresholds.Design: Comparative study. Participants were recruited from a hearing clinic after undergoing manual audiometry (six frequencies). They then performed test-retests of a new test (slider audiometry, eight frequencies) and completed the System Usability Scale questionnaire.Study sample: 37 adult participants, including 30 hearing-impaired and seven normal-hearing individuals.Results: Mean (SD) threshold differences for octave frequencies between 250 to 2000 Hz between manual and slider audiometry ranged from -7.8 (6.6) to -5.7 (6.5) dB and were significant. For 4000 and 8000 Hz mean differences were -0.3 (8.4) and 0.0 (9.7) dB and insignificant. Standard deviations ranged from 6.5 to 9.7 dB across six tested frequencies. Slider test-retest mean threshold differences ranged from -1.4 (4.7) to 0.3 (6.0) dB across eight tested frequencies, with standard deviations ranging from 4.1 to 8.5 dB. The average usability score for the slider audiometry was 88.3.Conclusion: When compared to manual audiometry, the slider audiometry demonstrated validity at 4000 and 8000 Hz but found significantly lower thresholds for octave frequencies between 250 to 2000 Hz. Test-retests of the new method revealed small mean differences and acceptable SDs.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Stapedius reflex thresholds obtained in a free sound field as an indicator for over- and understimulation in cochlear implant listeners. 在自由声场中获得的镫骨反射阈值作为人工耳蜗听者过度刺激和刺激不足的指标。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2245141

Annett Franke-Trieger, Willy Mattheus, Josef Seebacher, Philipp Zelger, Thomas Zahnert, Marcus Neudert

{"title":"Stapedius reflex thresholds obtained in a free sound field as an indicator for over- and understimulation in cochlear implant listeners.","authors":"Annett Franke-Trieger, Willy Mattheus, Josef Seebacher, Philipp Zelger, Thomas Zahnert, Marcus Neudert","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2245141","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2245141","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The goal of this study was to determine open field stapedius reflex thresholds (oSRTs) in CI patients with fittings based on subjective loudness ratings. A further objective was to compare these oSRTs and those of eSRT-based fittings that are similar to the oSRTs of normal hearing.Design: Impedance measurements of the ear drum were taken while subjects were wearing their audio processors. The stapedius reflex was elicited by electrical stimulation transmitted through the activated CI system in response to an acoustic stimulus presented in the free sound field.Study sample: Subjects were 50 experienced CI users (n = 57 ears) with CI fittings based on subjective loudness scaling.Results: A reference range for the oSRTs was defined that was identified in CI patients with eSRT-based fittings. Sound levels for stapedius reflex detection were inside the reference target range in 70% of the cases, below the reference range (i.e. down to 40 dB HL) in 20% of the cases, and above the reference range in 10% of the cases.Conclusion: Stapedius reflex detection in a free sound field may help detect fittings with too high or too low stimulation levels that might reduce audiological performance.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"695-702"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10510521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants living in an urban Australian area: the Djaalinj Waakinj birth cohort study. 生活在澳大利亚城市地区的土著婴儿的耳朵和听力状况：Djaalinj Waakinj 出生队列研究。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-11 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2252177

Tamara Veselinović, Sharon A Weeks, Valerie M Swift, Natasha R Morrison, June E Doyle, Holly J Richmond, Eman M A Alenezi, Karina F M Tao, Peter C Richmond, Robyn S M Choi, Wilhelmina H A M Mulders, Helen Goulios, Deborah Lehmann, Christopher G Brennan-Jones

{"title":"Ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants living in an urban Australian area: the Djaalinj Waakinj birth cohort study.","authors":"Tamara Veselinović, Sharon A Weeks, Valerie M Swift, Natasha R Morrison, June E Doyle, Holly J Richmond, Eman M A Alenezi, Karina F M Tao, Peter C Richmond, Robyn S M Choi, Wilhelmina H A M Mulders, Helen Goulios, Deborah Lehmann, Christopher G Brennan-Jones","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2252177","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2252177","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Describe the ear and hearing outcomes in Aboriginal infants in an Australian urban area.Design: Aboriginal infants enrolled in the Djaalinj Waakinj prospective cohort study had ear health screenings at ages 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months and audiological assessment at ∼12 months of age. Sociodemographic, environmental characteristics, otoscopy, otoacoustic emissions, tympanometry and visual reinforcement audiometry data were collected.Study sample: 125 infants were enrolled in the study; 67 completed audiological assessment, 62, 54, and 58 of whom attended ear screenings at 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months.Results: Of the children that attended the audiological assessment, 36.5%, 50% and 64.3% of infants had otitis media (OM) at 2-4, 6-8 and 12-18 months. Using a 10 dB correction factor, 44.8% of infants had hearing loss (HL) (≥ 25 dB HL) at ∼ 12 months of age. More males (X2=5.4 (1df, p = 0.02)) and infants with OM at audiological assessment (X2=5.8 (1df, p = 0.02)) had HL. More infants that used a pacifier at 12-18 months of age had HL (X2=4.7 (1df, p = 0.03)).Conclusion: Aboriginal infants in an urban area have high rates of HL and OM, which requires early surveillance and timely treatment to reduce the medical and developmental impacts of OM and HL.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"703-711"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10205953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development and initial evaluation of the Hearing Aid Attribute and Feature Importance Evaluation (HAFIE) questionnaire. 助听器属性和功能重要性评估 (HAFIE) 问卷的开发和初步评估。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2253498

Hasan K Saleh, Paula Folkeard, Selina Liao, Susan Scollie

{"title":"Development and initial evaluation of the Hearing Aid Attribute and Feature Importance Evaluation (HAFIE) questionnaire.","authors":"Hasan K Saleh, Paula Folkeard, Selina Liao, Susan Scollie","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2253498","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2253498","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: To develop and validate a novel questionnaire aimed at providing a structured, evidence-based methodology for hearing aid recommendation and selection using self-reported importance ratings for different modern hearing aid features.Design: The initial questionnaire items were created through a concept mapping approach that involved input from hearing aid users. Hearing care professional focus groups (n = 10) were conducted to assess questionnaire content and design, and to guide modifications. Validation of this initial 34-item version of the questionnaire was conducted using an anonymous online survey tool (Qualtrics). Exploratory factor analysis was used to assess the factor structure of the dataset, using principal axis factoring. Questionnaire reliability and inter-item correlation were assessed. Items with low factor loading and high cross-loading were removed.Study sample: Two hundred and eighteen adult participants with a self-reported hearing loss (median age = 48 years, range = 18-95 years) completed the questionnaire.Results: Analysis and item removal resulted in a 28-item questionnaire. Three factors were identified, dividing the hearing aid features into the subscales: \"Advanced connectivity & streaming\", \"Physical attributes & usability\", and \"Sound quality & intelligibility\".Conclusion: This study has resulted in a patient-oriented questionnaire that allows clinicians to gather patient input in a structured manner.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"712-721"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10592192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An association between auditory responsiveness of children and duration of entertainment screen time in the early years of life. 儿童的听觉反应与早年娱乐屏幕时间的持续时间之间的关联。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-26 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2260097

Josephine E Marriage, Mahmoud Keshavarzi, Brian C J Moore

{"title":"An association between auditory responsiveness of children and duration of entertainment screen time in the early years of life.","authors":"Josephine E Marriage, Mahmoud Keshavarzi, Brian C J Moore","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2260097","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2260097","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To examine whether the responsiveness of young children to simple sounds was associated with entertainment screen time (EST), opportunities for social interaction, and social and communication skills.Design: Parents completed a questionnaire covering, for years one and two, the number of times the child met with other children; the number of words the child spoke; and the daily amount of EST. Social, attention and communication skills were assessed.Study sample: Participants were 118 children, aged 15 to 46 months. They were initially assessed behaviourally using simple sounds. Children who responded to such sounds were denoted the Responsive group. Children who did not were assessed using familiar songs and denoted the Unresponsive group.Results: The two groups did not differ significantly in mean age or the number of opportunities to meet other children. The Unresponsive group had significantly fewer words than the Responsive group at 12 and 24 months and had significantly higher EST than the Responsive group for years 1 and 2. The Unresponsive group showed lower social, attention and communication skills than the Responsive group.Conclusions: High EST was associated with poorer auditory and social skills. Hence, it may be wise to limit the EST of young children.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"731-737"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41118373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Risky listening behaviour to music via headphones and its determinants - 7.5 years OHRKAN cohort study. 通过耳机听音乐的危险行为及其决定因素——7.5年OHRKAN队列研究。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2261075

Susanne Senninger, Doris Gerstner, Jonas Huß, Antonia Stadler, Fabian Schreiber, Caroline Herr, Stefanie Heinze, Veronika Weilnhammer

{"title":"Risky listening behaviour to music via headphones and its determinants - 7.5 years OHRKAN cohort study.","authors":"Susanne Senninger, Doris Gerstner, Jonas Huß, Antonia Stadler, Fabian Schreiber, Caroline Herr, Stefanie Heinze, Veronika Weilnhammer","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2261075","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2261075","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To examine risky leisure noise exposure from listening to music via headphones and to identify potential determinants with special focus on portable listening devices (PLDs) among adolescents over a period of 7.5-years.Design: Data were collected by questionnaires at four equidistant time points (O1-O4). Music exposure via headphones was calculated based on self-reported volume setting and listening duration. Exceeding 85 dB(A) equivalent for a 40-hour working week was defined as risky noise exposure. Determinants of risky headphone and PLD exposure were investigated using generalised estimating equations and accounting for missing data by multiple imputation.Study sample: Closed cohort of 2148 students attending 9th grade of any secondary school type in Regensburg (Germany), during 2009 to 2011.Results: Risky noise exposure from headphone usage was almost twice as high in wave O1 and O2 (at age 15 or 18) compared with 20-23-year-olds in O3 and O4. Risky exposure to headphones and PLDs were associated with younger age, low and medium education, single-parent household and smoking, whereas good self-rated hearing showed a protective effect. Additionally, not being born in Germany was associated with risky PLD exposure.Conclusion: Before harmful behaviours become entrenched, starting preventive efforts at a young age is essential.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"738-746"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41127779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A systematic review on the impact of auditory functioning and language proficiency on psychosocial difficulties in children and adolescents with hearing loss. 听力功能和语言能力对听力损失儿童和青少年心理社会困难影响的系统综述。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-27 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2261074

Tjeerd J de Jong, Marc P van der Schroeff, Luuk Stapersma, Jantien L Vroegop

{"title":"A systematic review on the impact of auditory functioning and language proficiency on psychosocial difficulties in children and adolescents with hearing loss.","authors":"Tjeerd J de Jong, Marc P van der Schroeff, Luuk Stapersma, Jantien L Vroegop","doi":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2261074","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14992027.2023.2261074","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Approximately 20% to 40% of children with hearing loss encounter psychosocial difficulties. This prevalence may be outdated, given the advancements in hearing technology and rehabilitation efforts to enhance the psychosocial well-being of these children. A systematic review of up-to-date literature can help to identify factors that may contribute to the children's psychosocial well-being.Design/study sample: A systematic review was conducted. Original articles were identified through systematic searches in Embase, Medline, PsychINFO, and Web of Science Core Collection. The quality of the papers was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale and custom Reviewers' Criteria.Results: A search was performed on 20 October 2022. A total of 1561 articles were identified, and 36 were included for review. Critical appraisal led to 24 good to fair quality articles, and 12 poor quality articles.Conclusion: Children with hearing loss have a twofold risk of experiencing psychosocial difficulties compared to normal hearing peers. Estimates for functioning in social interactions, like speech perception (in noise) or language proficiency, have proven to be more adequate predictors for psychosocial difficulties than the degree of hearing loss. Our findings can be useful for identifying children at risk for difficulties and offering them earlier and more elaborate psychological interventions.","PeriodicalId":13759,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Audiology","volume":" ","pages":"675-685"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54229028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development of audiology in Ghana: past, present, and future. 加纳听力学的发展：过去、现在和未来。

IF 1.8 3区医学

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-10-24 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2263813

Sesi Collins Akotey, Jemima Anowa Fynn, George Kweku Danful, Yaw Nyadu Offei, Geoffrey K Amedofu

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