Otological findings among Nigerian children with sickle cell anaemia

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 659-663

  Alabi, Sulyman ^a   Ernest, Kolade ^a   Eletta, Paul ^a   Owolabi, Adesina ^a   Afolabi, Abdul ^a   Suleiman, Olayinka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Audiological assessment; OME; Otological findings; Sickle cell anaemia (SCA); SNHL

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPEECH DISORDER; TYMPANOMETRY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA;

EID: 41149112804     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.01.024     Document Type: Article

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