Early identification of hearing loss and centralized newborn hearing screening facility - The cochin experience

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 355-359

  Paul, Abraham K ^a,b  

^a Department of Orthopedic Surgery   (India)

^b Newborn Hearing Screening Program IAP Cochin   (India)

Author keywords

Disability; Hearing loss; India; Prevention; Universal newborn hearing screening

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SCREENING; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEONATAL SCREENING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79958141978     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0067-0     Document Type: Review

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