Early intervention in South Africa: Moving beyond hearing screening

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Störbeck, Claudine ^a   Pittman, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family centred early intervention; Home based early intervention; Informed choice

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE;

AFRICA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 51849139096     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802294040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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