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Aetiology of childhood hearing loss in Cameroon (sub-Saharan Africa).

European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2013

Wonkam Ambroise, Noubiap Jean Jacques N, Djomou François, Fieggen Karen, Njock Richard, Toure Geneviève Bengono

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BACKGROUND: Severe hearing loss is a global problem affecting particularly developing countries. There is scarcity of recent published data on the epidemiology of childhood deafness in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVE: To determine the etiological profile of severe childhood deafness in Cameroon. METHODS: Prospective cross-sectional study of patients with a severe hearing loss that started before the age of 15...

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PMID: 23085303
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.09.010

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