Risk factors for Australian school-age children in socio-economically disadvantaged populations not passing ear and hearing screening

• Main Authors: Catherine M McMahon (Author), Jade McLennan (Author), Neil J Orr (Author), Kai Nash (Author), Phillip Nakad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sax Institute, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives and importance of study: The consequences of sensorineural hearing loss in young children include poor speech and language development, poor educational outcomes,and delayed socio-emotional development. For children who face socio-economic disadvantage, middle ear disease is more prevalen...