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References

Citations

  1. Bogardus ST Jr, et al. (2003). Screening and management of adult hearing loss in primary care: Clinical applications. JAMA, 289(15): 1986–1990.

  2. Yeuh B, et al. (2003). Screening and management of adult hearing loss in primary care: Scientific review. JAMA, 289(15): 1976–1985.

  3. Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, American Academy of Pediatrics (2000). Principles and guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention programs. Year 2000 position statement. Available online: http://www.aap.org/policy/jcihyr2000.pdf.

  4. Niskar AS (2001). Estimated prevalence of noise-induced hearing threshold shifts among children 6 to 19 years of age: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994, United States. Pediatrics, 108(1): 40–43.

Other Works Consulted

  • Beasley DJ, Amedee RG (2001). Hearing loss. In KH Calhoun et al., eds., Expert Guide to Otolaryngology, pp. 53–74. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians.

  • Biernath KR, et al. (2006). Bacterial meningitis among children with cochlear implants beyond 24 months after implementation. Pediatrics, 117(2): 284–289.

  • Cruickshanks KJ, et al. (1998). Cigarette smoking and hearing loss: The epidemiology of hearing loss study. JAMA, 279(21): 1715–1719.

  • Isaacson JE, Vora NM (2003). Differential diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss. American Family Physician, 68(6): 1125–1132.

  • Rabinowitz PM (2000). Noise-induced hearing loss. American Family Physician, 61(9): 2749–2756.

  • Reefhuis J, et al. (2003). Risk of bacterial meningitis in children with cochlear implants. New England Journal of Medicine, 349(5): 435–445.

  • Weller KA (2000). Impaired hearing. In RE Rakel, ed., Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, 2nd ed., pp. 68–70. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

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Last Updated: April 30, 2007
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