Whispered voice test for screening for hearing impairment in adults and children: Systematic review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7421, 2003, Pages 967-970

  Pirozzo, Sandi ^a   Papinczak, Tracey ^a   Glasziou, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHISPERED VOICE TEST; ADULT; CHILD; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING TEST; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0142154013     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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