International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 174-178 , February 2012

Random Gap Detection Test (RGDT) performance of individuals with central auditory processing disorders from 5 to 25 years of age

  • Karin Ziliotto Dias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • Departamento de Fonoaudiologia Rua Botucatu, 802, Vila Clementino/São Paulo/SP – Brazil CEP 04023-062. Tel.: +55 11 5549 7500.
    • ,
  • Benoît Jutras

      Affiliations

    • School of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Montreal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 3J7
    • Research Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Isabela Olszanski Acrani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Rua Isac Theodoro de Lima, 300, Jardim Irajá/Ribeirão Preto/SP CEP 14020-540, Brazil. Tel.: +55 16 3623 4260.
    • ,
  • Liliane Desgualdo Pereira

      Affiliations

    • Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • Departamento de Fonoaudiologia Rua Botucatu, 802, Vila Clementino/São Paulo/SP – Brazil CEP 04023-062. Tel.: +55 11 5549 7500.

Received 17 July 2011 ,Revised 21 October 2011 ,Accepted 25 October 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.10.022

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 174-178 , February 2012

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