The epidemiology of hearing impairment in the United States: Newborns, children, and adolescents
Mehra S, Eavey RD, Keamy DG. The epidemiology of hearing impairment in the United States: Newborns, children, and adolescents. Otolaryngology 2009, 140: 461-472. PMID: 19328331, DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHearing impairmentHigh prevalenceHearing lossNeonatal hearing lossPediatric hearing lossFurther epidemiologic investigationsSelf-reported prevalenceMild hearing impairmentHealth care professionalsPediatric dataEpidemiologic dataPrevalence ratesEpidemiologic parametersCare professionalsEpidemiologic investigationsDisease controlAverage incidencePrevalenceImpairmentGenetic causeMedical databasesGenetic etiologyUnited StatesCandidate articlesEpidemiology