Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 411-417 , September 2004

Parent-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Congenital Hearing Loss: A Population Study

  • Melissa Wake, FRACP, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Melissa Wake, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Childrens Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
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  • Elizabeth K. Hughes, BAppSci (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • From the Centre for Community Child Health (University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Christy M. Collins, BSc (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • From the Centre for Community Child Health (University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • Zeffie Poulakis, DPsych

      Affiliations

    • From the Centre for Community Child Health (University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Received 2 December 2003 ,Accepted 7 May 2004.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60334-6

doi: 10.1367/A03-191R.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 411-417 , September 2004

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