Otoacoustic emissions: A valid, efficient first-line hearing screen for preschool children: Research article

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 147-152

  Yin, Larry ^a   Bottrell, Christine ^b,c   Clarke, Noreen ^a   Shacks, Janice ^d   Poulsen, Marie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Los Angeles Unified School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth and development; Health service applications; Preschool; School nursing practice; Special populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPONTANEOUS OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 62749083984     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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