Congenital and early-onset bilateral hearing impairment in children: The delay in detection

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1018-1021

  Vartiainen, Eero ^a   Karjalainen, Seppo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Child; Deafness; Neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030736868     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100139246     Document Type: Article

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