An exploration of demographic bias in a questionnaire survey of hearing-impaired children: Implications for comparisons of children with and without cochlear implants

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2043-2054

  Fortnum, Heather M ^a   Stacey, Paula C ^a   Summerfield, A Quentin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood hearing impairment; Cochlear implantation; Epidemiology; Representativeness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COMMUNICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750796206     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.07.014     Document Type: Article

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