Reading disability and defects of the middle ear.
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The impedance bridge test is a sensitive and objective measure of the integrity and function of the middle ear. Tympanograms obtained from children with a specific reading disability were compared with those from a matched group of controls. A significantly higher prevalence of defects of the middle ear was shown in the test group.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 58 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983