Standard and multifrequency tympanometric norms for caucasian and chinese young adults

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-90

  Shahnaz, Navid ^a   Davies, Dreena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BODY SIZE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; OTOSCLEROSIS; STANDARD; TYMPANOMETRY; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; ROC CURVE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY SIZE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EAR, MIDDLE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33744457706     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aud.0000194516.18632.d2     Document Type: Article

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