Early hearing detection and intervention services in the public health sector in South Africa

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Theunissen, Marianne ^a   Swanepoel, DeWet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing country; Early hearing detection and intervention; Newborn hearing screening; Public health sector; South Africa; Survey

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SCREENING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPEECH THERAPY;

AUDIOLOGY; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE THERAPY; NEONATAL SCREENING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SOUTH AFRICA; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 51849169087     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802294032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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