RT Journal
A1 Davis JH
T1 HEaring loss among children
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1998
FD August 19
VO 280
IS 7
SP 602
OP 602
DO 10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-280-7-jbk0819
UL http://dx.doi.org/10-1001/pubs.JAMA-ISSN-0098-7484-280-7-jbk0819
AB 
To the Editor.—The article by Ms Niskar and colleagues1 is flawed by not having had the children's ears examined otoscopically at the time of testing. We therefore have no information as to how many children had cerumen in the ear canal or some other local cause of the hearing deficit.