An approach to hearing loss in children

South African Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-39

  Copley, G J ^a   Friderichs, N B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Ivan Tom's Infant Hearing Screening Programme   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention; Hearing loss in children; Newborn hearing screening

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SWART QUESTIONNAIRE; VOICE TEST;

EID: 77952062252     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2010.10873928     Document Type: Article

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