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Searchfield, G.D., Baguley, D.M. (2011). The Role of the Audiologist in Tinnitus Practice. In: Møller, A.R., Langguth, B., De Ridder, D., Kleinjung, T. (eds) Textbook of Tinnitus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-145-5_24

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