Year 2007 position statement: Principles and guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention programs

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 898-921

  Busa, Jackie ^a   Harrison, Judy ^a   Chappell, Jodie ^b   Yoshinaga Itano, Christine ^b   Grimes, Alison ^b   Brookhouser, Patrick E ^c   Epstein, Stephen ^c   Mehl, Albert ^d   Vohr, Betty ^d   Gravel, Judith ^e   Roush, Jack ^e   Widen, Judith ^e   Benedict, Beth S ^f   Scoggins, Bobbie ^f   King, Michelle ^g   Pippins, Linda ^g   Savage, David H ^g   Ackermann, Jill ^d   Gibson, Amy ^d   Tonniges, Thomas ^d   Mason, Pamela ^e   more..

^a Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing   (United States)

^b American Academy of Audiology   (United States)

^c American Academy of Otolaryngology   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^e AMERICAN SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^f Council of Education of the Deaf ^*

^g State Health and Welfare Agencies ^*

Author keywords

Hearing screening

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY SCREENING; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATABASES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148846825     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2333     Document Type: Review

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