Hearing screening in newborns: Systematic review of accuracy, effectiveness, and effects of interventions after screening

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-135

  Wolff, Robert ^a,b   Hommerich, J ^c   Riemsma, R ^b   Antes, G ^a   Lange, S ^c   Kleijnen, J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b KLEIJNEN SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN HEALTH CARE IQWIG   (Germany)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SCREENING; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; HEARING AID; IMPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77149179748     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.151092     Document Type: Review

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