A review of unilateral hearing loss and academic performance: Is it time to reassess traditional dogmata?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 617-622

  Kuppler, Kevin ^a   Lewis, Meagan ^a   Evans, Adele K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

BAHA; Unilateral hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACADEMIC FAILURE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY ORIENTATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXHAUSTION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATOR; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS;

EID: 84876732764     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.01.014     Document Type: Review

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