In urban areas in the developed world, allied professionals such as nurses and paramedics are often unable to afford premium stethoscopes | Computer-based Respiratory Sound Analysis: A Systematic Review |
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Glia holds a Medical Device Establishment License from Health Canada | The stethoscope is being deployed in Canada and internationally |
In Canada, it is produced by Glia as a Class I device.
16The iconic stethoscope is a simple instrument that has undergone little innovation in design or fabrication for decades | This cost is a barrier in rich and poor countries alike |
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Quality of life in bimodal hearing users unilateral cochlear implants and contralateral hearing aids |
In the developing world, stethoscopes are often a luxury item and many professionals in hospitals and medical centres have never used them.
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