Hearing impairments among Saudi preschool children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1674-1677

  Al Rowaily, Mohammed A ^a   AlFayez, Abdulrhman I ^a   AlJomiey, Mohammed S ^a   AlBadr, Adil M ^b   Abolfotouh, Mostafa A ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hearing impairment; Hearing loss; Preschool; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SCREENING; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; BONE CONDUCTION; CERUMEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 84867710384     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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