Assessment and management of hearing loss in children with cleft lip and/or palate: A review

Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-88

  Yang, Frank F ^a   McPherson, Bradley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case management; Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Hearing loss; Language development disorders

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; ETHNICITY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 37049026680     PISSN: 09156992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0915-6992(07)80021-5     Document Type: Article

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