Evaluating families' satisfaction with early hearing detection and intervention services in Massachusetts

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-56

  MacNeil, Jessica R ^a   Liu, Chia Ling ^a   Stone, Sarah ^a   Farrell, Janet ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Early hearing detection and intervention; Family satisfaction; Newborn hearing screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; HEARING DISORDER; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; NEONATAL SCREENING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 34547413426     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2007/004)     Document Type: Article

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