Neonatal hearing screening using the auditory brainstem response

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 66-70

  Homer, Jarrod J ^a,b   Linney, S L ^a   Strachan, D R ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deafness; Hearing assessment; Neonatal screening; Sensorineural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING TEST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

COHORT STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034054007     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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