Newborn hearing screening in a developing country: Results of a pilot study in Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-191

  Tanon Anoh, M J ^a   Sanogo Gone, D ^a   Kouassi, K B ^a  

^a Yopougon Teaching Hospital   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Hearing screening; Newborn; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 72649100374     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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