A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribut...
A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The absence of comparable epidemiological data challenges the correct estimation of the prevalence of congenital hearing loss (HL) around the world. Sign language (SL) is known as the main type of communication of deaf people. We suggest that the distribution of SL can be interpreted as an indirect indicator of the prevalence of congenital HL. Sinc...
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A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2465724661
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2465724661
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0242219
