Early hearing detection and intervention in South Africa

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 783-786

  Swanepoel, DeWet ^a   Störbeck, Claudine ^b   Friedland, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Childhood hearing loss; Deafness; Developing country; Early detection; Early intervention; Infant hearing loss; Maternal attitudes

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 67349183321     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.01.007     Document Type: Review

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