A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia.

A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia.

The absence of comparable epidemiological data challenges the correct estimation of the prevalence of congenital hearing loss (HL) around the world. Sign language (SL) is known as the main type of communication of deaf people. We suggest that the distribution of SL can be interpreted as an indirect...

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Main Authors: Georgii P Romanov, Vera G Pshennikova, Sergey A Lashin, Aisen V Solovyev, Fedor M Teryutin, Aleksandra M Cherdonova, Tuyara V Borisova, Nikolay N Sazonov, Elza K Khusnutdinova, Olga L Posukh, Sardana A Fedorova, Nikolay A Barashkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242219

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