Prevalence of clinical referrals having hearing thresholds within normal limits

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 708-716

  Hind, Sally E ^a   Haines Bazrafshan, Rachel ^a   Benton, Claire L ^b   Brassington, Will ^b   Towle, Beverley ^b   Moore, David R ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Audiology Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory processing disorder; Children; Hearing impairment; Otitis media; Referral criteria

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052902412     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.582049     Document Type: Article

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