Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder in the wider health context: Experiences of parents whose infants have been identified through newborn hearing screening programme

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 186-193

  Uus, Kai ^a   Young, Alys ^b   Day, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder; Newborn hearing screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE DISEASE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, CENTRAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84857224187     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2011.625986     Document Type: Article

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