Hearing and justice: The link between hearing impairment in early childhood and youth offending in Aboriginal children living in remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia

• Main Authors: Vincent Yaofeng He (Author), Jiunn-Yih Su (Author), Steven Guthridge (Author), Catia Malvaso (Author), Damien Howard (Author), Tamika Williams (Author), Amanda Leach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background High prevalence of chronic middle ear disease has persisted in Australian Aboriginal children, and the related hearing impairment (HI) has been implicated in a range of social outcomes. This study investigated the association between HI in early childhood and youth offending. Met...