A data collection system to audit post-newborn hearing surveillance programme: Problems and possibilities

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 648-656

  Yoong, S Y ^a   Spencer, N J ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Infant hearing surveillance; National guidelines; Post newborn hearing screen; School entry hearing screen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; STANDARD;

CHILD; CLINICAL AUDIT; DATA COLLECTION; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 49349099682     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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