Who activities for prevention of deafness and hearing impairment in children

Scandinavian Audiology, Supplement

Volumn 30, Issue 53, 2001, Pages 93-100

  Smith, Andrew W ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Causes; Children; Deafness; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Hearing impairment; Prevalence; Prevention; WHO; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEAFNESS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034744016     PISSN: 01078593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/010503901750166808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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