The prevalence and causes of hearing impairment in Oman: A community-based cross-sectional study

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 486-492

  Al Khabori, Mazin ^a,b   Khandekar, Rajiv ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^b AL NAHDHA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Disabling hearing loss; Epidemiology; Hearing impairment; Oman; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; NOISE; OMAN; PRESBYACUSIS; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OTOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESBYCUSIS; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 8144221718     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400050062     Document Type: Article

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