Parent and professional perspectives on the Western Australian infant hearing screening program

Deafness and Education International

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-188

  Sutherland, Jane ^a   Remine, Maria D ^b   Brown, P Margaret ^b  

^a Telethon Speech and Hearing   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Newborn hearing screening; Parent perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449110118     PISSN: 14643154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dei.245     Document Type: Article

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