Benefits and challenges of newborn hearing screening for developing countries

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-305

  Olusanya, B O ^a   Luxon, L M ^a   Wirz, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Early detection; Hearing loss; Newborn screening

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PARENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 1042298773     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.10.015     Document Type: Article

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