Hearing loss among adults with sickle cell disease in an endemic region: a prospective case-control study
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common disease in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. One of the underreported complications of sickle cell disease is sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of SNHL in patients with sickle cell...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2016-03-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.135 |