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Chronic otitis media and hearing loss in the eskimo population of canada
Author(s) -
Baxter James D.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197709000-00013
Subject(s) - hearing loss , audiology , otitis , subject (documents) , treatment modality , population , medicine , family medicine , psychology , computer science , library science , environmental health , surgery
Chronic otitis media and hearing loss is a major health problem today in the Canadian Eskimo. The subject is reviewed and the findings of projects and a survey that have been carried out recently are discussed. A modality of treatment is proposed which is based upon the findings of the projects, the survey and other information that is available at the present time.