The hearing profile among learners in schools in the Western Cape, South Africa

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-118

  North Matthiassen, C ^a   Singh, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Referral; School aged learners

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NOISE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH AFRICA; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL AUDIT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845646324     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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