Identification of childhood hearing impairment in Uusimaa County, Finland

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 45-51

  Marttila, Timo I ^a   Karikoski, Jukka O ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

audiometry; behavioural; brainstem electric response; childhood hearing impairment; children; detection; hearing aid; identification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FINLAND; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0030028724     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01238-9     Document Type: Article

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