Identifying deafness in early childhood: Requirements after the newborn hearing screen

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-66

  Watkin, P M ^a   Baldwin, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DEAFNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 78650803984     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.185819     Document Type: Article

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