Sociodemographic and educational correlates of hearing loss in Hispanic children

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-344

  Lee, David J ^a   Gomez Marin, Orlando ^a   Lee, Heidi M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROWDING; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEARING LOSS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031400632     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1997.tb00012.x     Document Type: Article

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