Causes of severe to profound deafness in Omani paediatric population

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1307-1313

  Al Khabori, Mazin ^a  

^a AL NAHDHA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Hearing impairment; Oman; Paediatric; Profound; Severe

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN CARE; PARENT; PERINATAL CARE; POPULATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RUBELLA; SIBLING; STANDARD; TIME; VACCINATION;

EID: 4544308778     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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