Cost analysis of an Italian neonatal hearing screening programme

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 806-811

  Mezzano, Paola ^a   Serra, Giovanni ^a   Calevo, Maria Grazia ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Cost analysis; Hearing impairment; Otoacustic emission; Screening programme

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY SCREENING; BABY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 70350641097     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050902994465     Document Type: Article

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