Prevalence and causes of hearing impairment in Africa

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 158-165

  Mulwafu, W ^a   Kuper, H ^b   Ensink, R J H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; causes; hearing impairment; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHILD HEALTH; DATA MINING; DATABASE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CERUMEN IMPACTION; CRYPTOGENIC DEAFNESS; EAR INFECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; NORTH AFRICAN; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PREVALENCE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TYMPANOMETRY;

AFRICA;

EID: 84949984331     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12640     Document Type: Review

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