Maternal views on infant hearing loss and early intervention in a South African community

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Swanepoel, DeWet ^a   Almec, Nizha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Middle ear; Otoacoustic emissions; Pediatric; Psycho social emotional

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SCREENING; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPERSTITION;

AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; NEONATAL SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPERSTITIONS;

EID: 51849085273     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802252279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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