Measures of follow-up in early hearing detection and intervention programs: A need for standardization

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-67

  Mason, Craig A ^a,b   Gaffney, Marcus ^a   Green, Denise R ^c   Grosse, Scott D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c McKing Consulting Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiologic diagnostic testing; Hearing rescreening; Infant hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING DISORDER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; STANDARDIZATION;

AUDIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOCUMENTATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 46949099472     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2008/007)     Document Type: Article

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