Deafness in sub-Saharan Africa

American Annals of the Deaf

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-24

  Kiyaga, Nassozi B ^a   Moores, Donald F ^b  

^a GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Education at Gallaudet ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL CARE; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIGN LANGUAGE; TRAINING; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURE; DEAFNESS; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0037493703     PISSN: 0002726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/aad.2003.0004     Document Type: Review

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