Alternatives in screening at school entry: Comparison of the childhood middle ear disease and hearing questionnaire (CMEDHQ) and the pure tone sweep test

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 403-414

  Hind, S E ^a   Atkins, R L ^a   Haggard, M P ^a   Brady, D ^b   Grinham, G ^a  

^a MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Educational health services; Glue ear hearing screen; Middle ear disease; Otitis media; Pure tone audiological sweep test

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033380997     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005364000000108     Document Type: Article

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