Clinical analysis of hearing levels in vitiligo patients

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-56

  Hong, Chang Kee ^a   Lee, Mu Hyoung ^a   Jeong, Ki Heon ^a   Cha, Chang Il ^a   Yeo, Seung Geun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Electrocochleography; Pure tone audiometry; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCOCHLEOGRAPHY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; STRIA VASCULARIS; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VITILIGO;

EID: 60549086411     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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