Prevalence and etiology of bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment in a finnish childhood population

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-185

  Vartiainen, Eero ^a   Kemppinen, Piia ^a   Karjalainen, Seppo ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Child; Epidemiology; Etiology; Hearing loss; Prevalence; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHILD; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VACCINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030769862     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(97)00080-3     Document Type: Article

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