Universal newborn hearing screening follow-up in two Georgia populations: Newborn, mother and system correlates

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 807-815

  Todd, N Wendell ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Follow up; Hearing loss; Newborn hearing screening

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SCREENING; BIRTH; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTPATIENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GEORGIA; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAID; NEONATAL SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 33645310943     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.09.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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