A role for otoacoustic emissions in screening for hearing impairment and middle ear disorders in school-age children

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-239

  Nozza, Robert J ^a   Sabo, Diane L ^b   Mandel, Ellen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; SCREENING TEST;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030964301     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199706000-00006     Document Type: Article

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