Middle ear disease in Aboriginal children in Perth: Analysis of hearing screening data, 1998-2004

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 598-600

  Williams, Corinne J ^a   Coates, Harvey L ^b,c   Pascoe, Elaine M ^b   Axford, Yvonne ^d   Nannup, Irene ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SCREENING; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; ETHNOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; OTITIS MEDIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVALENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 68149121992     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02576.x     Document Type: Article

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