International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 843-848 , August 2010

The influence of the auditory prosthesis type on deaf children's voice quality

Received 18 December 2009 ,Revised 16 April 2010 ,Accepted 20 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.04.011

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 843-848 , August 2010