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Systematic Hearing Performance Evaluation Process for Adolescents with Cochlear Implantation at Early Ages
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Can young adolescents with cochlear implants perceive different timbral cues?

Soo Ji Kim, Yang Sun Cho, Eun Yeon Kim

    Cochlear Implants International
    |June 24, 2014
    PubMed
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    Keywords:
    Cochlear implantsKorean traditional instrumentsMusic perceptionSound preferencesTimbre recognition

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