Comparison between audiometric and ABR thresholds in children. Contradictory findings

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 263, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 399-403

  Marttila, Timo I ^a   Karikoski, Jukka O ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Auditory brain stem measurement; Children; Hearing loss; Hearing impaired

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CLICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 33744460505     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-005-1019-x     Document Type: Article

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