Slight and mild hearing loss in primary school children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 11-13

  Wake, M ^a   Poulakis, Z ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Impact; Mild hearing loss; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EAR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS;

EID: 1542616629     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00282.x     Document Type: Review

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