Highlights of the new WHO Report on Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening and implications for developing countries

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 745-748

  Olusanya, Bolajoko O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Child development; Early detection; Global child health; Globalization; Infant hearing impairment; Newborn screening; WHO

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 80155153053     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.01.036     Document Type: Article

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