Globalization of infant hearing screening: The next challenge before JCIH?

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-295

  Olusanya, Bolajoko ^a   McPherson, Bradley ^b   Swanepoel, De Wet ^c   Shrivastav, Rakesh ^d   Chapchap, Mônica ^e  

^a Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^e Grupo de Apoio a Triagem Auditiva Neonatal Universal GATANU   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SCREENING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33750582880     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: 21573107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.17.4.7     Document Type: Letter

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