In Rural Eastern Ethiopia Hearing Loss Is the Most Frequent Disability during Childhood: A Community Based Survey.
BACKGROUND:The type and extent of childhood disability in Ethiopia is unknown due to lack of accurate and reliable data. This study tried to assess the magnitude and types of disabilities among children 0-14 years of age in eastern Ethiopia. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional community-based stu...
Main Authors: | Biftu Geda, Yemane Berhane, Nega Assefa, Alemayehu Worku |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4858274?pdf=render |
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