The impact of hearing impairment on early academic achievement in Aboriginal children living in remote Australia: a data linkage study

The impact of hearing impairment on early academic achievement in Aboriginal children living in remote Australia: a data linkage study

Abstract Background The prevalence of otitis media (OM) and related hearing loss has remained persistently high among some groups of Australian Aboriginal children who are also reported to have poor academic outcomes. The general literature remains inconclusive about the association between OM-relat...

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Main Authors: Jiunn-Yih Su, Steven Guthridge, Vincent Yaofeng He, Damien Howard, Amanda Jane Leach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Otitis media
Conductive hearing loss
Academic achievement
Data linkage
Aboriginal children
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09620-6

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