A survey of childhood hearing impairment

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 783-787

  Zakzouk, Siraj M ^a   Daghistani, Kamalj ^a   Jamal, Tarek S ^a   Al Shaikh, Abdulmonem A ^a   Hajjaj, Mctwakil F ^a  

^a SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Hearing impairment; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001459296     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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