Worldwide distribution of Waardenburg syndrome

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 112, Issue 9 I, 2003, Pages 817-820

  Nayak, Chetan S ^a,b,c   Isaacson, Glenn ^a,b  

^a Temple University Children's Medical Center ^*

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital deafness; Dystopia canthorum; Genetic deafness; Heterochromia iridis; Waardenburg syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH ASIA; WAARDENBURG SYNDROME; WESTERN EUROPE; ASIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; WAARDENBURG'S SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0142024767     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200913     Document Type: Review

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