Audiologic assessment of children with suspected hearing loss

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 711-732

  Johnson, Karen C ^a  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; REVIEW; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AUDIOMETRY; BONE CONDUCTION; CHILD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; REFLEX, ACOUSTIC; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST;

EID: 0036703909     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-6665(02)00060-9     Document Type: Review

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