Universal newborn hearing screening: A question of evidence

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Durieux Smith, A ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, E ^a,b   Whittingham, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital hearing loss; Hearing disorders (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology); Neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEONATAL SCREENING; ONTARIO; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38149025446     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701703547     Document Type: Article

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