Role of intrauterine Rubella infection in the causation of congenital deafness

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 140-143

  Reddy, M V V ^a   Bindu, Hema L ^b   Reddy, P P ^b   Rani, Usha P ^b  

^a OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital; Hearing impairment; Rubella; Rubella syndrome; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACCINATION;

RUBELLA;

EID: 33846565795     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.29858     Document Type: Article

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