Epidemiology of permanent hearing impairment in children in relation to costs of a hearing health surveillance program

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 9-23

  Parving, Agnete ^a   Christensen, Birger ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

costs of surveillance; epidemiology; pediatric audiology; permanent hearing impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030045454     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01227-3     Document Type: Article

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