Automated screening audiometry in the digital age: Exploring Uhear™ and its use in a resource-stricken developing country

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-47

  Khoza Shangase, Katijah ^a   Kassner, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Conventional audiometry; Developing country; iPod Touch ; Resources; Screening; UHear

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUTOMATED SCREENING; CONVENTIONAL AUDIOMETRY; DIGITAL AGE; RESOURCES;

AUTOMATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; SCREENING;

AUDIOMETERS;

AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETER; AUDIOMETRY; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; NOISE; OTOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; TYMPANOMETRY;

AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84874459640     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462312000761     Document Type: Article

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