Audiometric thresholds and auditory processing in children with early malnutrition: a retrospective cohort study
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Malnutrition is one of the causes of changes in cell metabolism. The inner ear has few energy reserves and high metabolism. The aim of this study was to analyze whether malnutrition at an early age is related to impairment of auditory processing abilities and hearing abnormali...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802014000500266&lng=en&tlng=en |