Distortion product emissions in normal-hearing and low-frequency hearing loss carriers of genes for Waardenburg's syndrome

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 220-225

  Liu, Xue Zhong ^a,b   Harwell, England ^a   Newton, Valerie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC Mouse Genome Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distortion product otoacoustic emissions; low frequency hearing loss; normal hearing; Waardenburg's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAARDENBURG SYNDROME;

EID: 8044260809     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949710600307     Document Type: Article

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