The prevalence of hearing loss among schoolchildren with chronic suppurative otitis media in Nigeria, and its effect on academic performance

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Olatoke, Fatai ^a   Ologe, Foluwasayo Emmanuel ^a,c   Nwawolo, Clement C ^b   Saka, Mohammed Jimoh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL; NIGERIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

EID: 60749105089     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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