Newborn hearing screening: What it means for providers of early intervention services

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-257

  Widen, Judith E ^a   Bull, R Warren ^b   Folsom, Richard C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Early hearing detection and intervention; Infant hearing assessment; Otoacoustic emissions; Universal newborn hearing screening; Visual reinforcement audiometry

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038481608     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200307000-00007     Document Type: Review

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