Automated hearing screening for children: A pilot study in China

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 855-860

  Kam, Anna Chi Shan ^a,c   Gao, Han ^b,c   Li, Lawrence Kwok Chang ^a   Zhao, Hailian ^b,c   Qiu, Shuqi ^b,c   Tong, Michael Chi Fai ^a,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Shenzhen Longgang Central Hospital   (China)

^c THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (China)

Author keywords

Automated; Children; Hearing screening

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHINA; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84887901666     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.832419     Document Type: Article

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