The prevalence of hearing impairment in the 6 months - 5 years HIV/AIDS-positive patients attending paediatric infectious disease clinic at Mulago Hospital

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-265

  Christopher, Ndoleriire ^a   Edward, Turitwenka ^b   Sabrina, Bakeera Kitaaka ^b   Agnes, Nyabigambo ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Conductive hearing loss; Degrees of hearing loss; Hearing loss; HIV AIDS; Mixed hearing loss; Pediatrics; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SEX RATIO; TYMPANOGRAPHY; UGANDA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UGANDA;

EID: 84872610889     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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