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Early detection of hearing loss in high risk children using brain stem electrical response audiometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. J. Abramovich*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
M. L. Hyde
Affiliation:
Ph.D. Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto.
K. Riko
Affiliation:
M.Sc. Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto. Chief Audiologist, Mt. Sinai and Toronto Gereal Hospitals Joint Otological Function Unit.
P. W. Alberti
Affiliation:
Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto. Otolaryngologist-in-Chief, Mt. Sinai Hospital and Toronto General Hospital.
*
S. J. Abramovich, F.R.C.S., ENT Department, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE.

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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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