Investigation of the child with permanent hearing impairment

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-23

  Mac Ardle, Breege ^a   Bitner Glindzicz, Maria ^b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMATURIA; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINALYSIS; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD; DEAFNESS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77149147755     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.150987     Document Type: Review

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