Communication disorders in Nigerian children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 697-702

  Somefun, O A ^a   Lesi, F E A ^b   Danfulani, M A ^a   Olusanya, B O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b CMUL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Central speech disorder; Communication disorders; Developing country; Hearing impairment; Specific language impairment; Stuttering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUDIOLOGIST; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KERNICTERUS; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NASAL SPEECH; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY; STUTTERING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33344469553     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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