Diagnosis and management strategies in congenital atresia of the external auditory canal

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 313-327

  Declau, Frank ^a   Cremers, C ^b   Van De Heyning, P ^b   Amadori, M ^b   Casselman, J ^b   Causse, J B ^b   Charachon, R ^b   Granstrom G ^b   Martini, A ^b   Offeciers, E ^b   Somers, T ^b   Tos, M ^b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congenital aural atresia; Diagnosis; Management; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ATRESIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0033391355     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005369909090115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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