Parents cannot detect mild hearing loss in children

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 681-686

  Brody, Robin ^a   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

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032806299     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hn.1999.v121.a101041     Document Type: Article

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