Universal newborn hearing screening: Parental reflections on very early audiological management

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-64

  McCracken, Wendy ^a   Young, Alys ^a   Tattersall, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY SCREENING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NEWBORN SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 37649002898     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31815ed8d0     Document Type: Article

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