Detection of Hearing Impairment in Patients with Subjective Complaints of Hearing Loss using the Whispered Voice Test and Standard Pure Tone Audiometry: A Prospective Non-Randomized Trial

Giselle L. Gotamco, Norberto V. Martinez,

Sep 2017 DOI 10.35460/2546-1621.2017-0008     Access   

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