The hearing profile of Nigerian school children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-179

  Olusanya, B O ^a   Okolo, A A ^b   Ijaduola, G T A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Early detection; Hearing disabilities; Immunisation; Primary health care; School children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; OTOSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034675774     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(00)00393-1     Document Type: Article

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