Tympanometric findings in children at school entry: A normative study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-95

  Kei, Joseph ^a   Hourigan, Alaina ^a   Moore, Kristy ^a   Keogh, Tegan ^a   Driscoll, Carlie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZATION; TYMPANOMETRY;

EID: 32644444143     PISSN: 01571532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/audi.27.2.89     Document Type: Article

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