Consanguinity and deafness in Omani children

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-33

  Khabori, Mazin Al ^a   Patton, Michael A ^b  

^a AL NAHDHA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Deafness; Genetics; Oman

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHILD; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONSANGUINITY; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; OMAN; PEDIGREE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38149101601     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701703539     Document Type: Article

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