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Childhood deafness in southern Africa

An aetiological survey of 3,064 deaf children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Sean Sellars
Affiliation:
Professor of Otolaryngology.
Peter Beighton
Affiliation:
Professor of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital Observatory, 7925, South Africa.

Abstract

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1983

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