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Review
. 2018 Jun;8(1):010302.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.08.010302.

A public health approach to pediatric hearing impairment in the Pacific Islands

Annette Kaspar  1   2 , Joseph Kei  2 , Carlie Driscoll  2 , De Wet Swanepoel  3 , Helen Goulios  4
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Review

A public health approach to pediatric hearing impairment in the Pacific Islands

Annette Kaspar et al. J Glob Health. 2018 Jun.
No abstract available

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Competing interests: The authors have completed the Unified Competing Interest form at www.icmje.org/coi_disclosure.pdf (available on request from the corresponding author) and declare no conflict of interest.

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Photo: ENT Nurse-Audiometrist Obiga Newton (Solomon Islands) working with Audiologist Annette Kaspar (Australia). From the collection of Annette Kaspar (used with permission).
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