How accurate is parent rating of hearing for children with otitis media?

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 989-992

  Rosenfeld, Richard M ^a,b   Goldsmith, Ari J ^a   Madell, Jane R ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT;

EID: 0031688313     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.124.9.989     Document Type: Article

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