Hearing impaired children in developing countries.
The majority of hearing impaired children live in the developing countries. Limited resources are available for screening, prevention, diagnosis and intervention. These problems were the topic for discussion in a special session in the Congress.
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Department of Audiology, Helsinki University, Finland. tapani.jauhiainen@hus.fi
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening