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Original Article

Prevalence of hearing loss and ear morbidity among adolescents and young adults in rural southern Nepal

Jane Schmitz Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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Joseph P. Pillion Department of Audiology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA
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Steven C. LeClerq Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA; Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project-Sarlahi (NNIPS), National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Subarna K. Khatry Deceased; Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project-Sarlahi (NNIPS), National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Lee S.-F. Wu Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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Rakesh Prasad Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sureswor L. Karna Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Sharada R. Shrestha Deceased; Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project-Sarlahi (NNIPS), National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Keith P. West Jr. Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 388-394 | Received 08 Jul 2009, Accepted 13 Dec 2009, Published online: 11 Mar 2010

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