Hospital-based universal newborn hearing screening for early detection of permanent congenital hearing loss in Lagos, Nigeria

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 991-1001

  Olusanya, B O ^a,b   Wirz, S L ^a   Luxon, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Congenital hearing loss; Developing country; Early detection; Neonatal hearing screening; Primary health workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDIOMETER; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; NIGERIA; NOISE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYMPANOMETRY;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; NIGERIA; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 44649155048     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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