Prevalence of otitis media, hearing impairment and cerumen impaction among school children in rural and urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Minja, B M ^a   Machemba, A ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cerumen impaction; Chronic suppurative otitis media; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Ear disease; Hearing impairment; School children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERUMEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0030245633     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(96)01363-8     Document Type: Article

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