Evaluation of the use of a questionnaire by non-specialists to detect hearing loss in preschool Brazilian children

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-174

  Gomes, Mariana ^a,b   Lichtig, Ida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Developing country; Low cost screening; Non professional; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; LOW-COST SCREENING; QUESTIONNARIE;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; TYMPANOMETRY; CHILD; EVALUATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY;

AUDIOMETRY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 25644452847     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-200506000-00012     Document Type: Article

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