Tele-ABR using a satellite connection in a mobile van for newborn hearing testing

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 233-237

  Ramkumar, Vidya ^a   Hall, James W ^b,c   Nagarajan, Roopa ^a   Shankarnarayan, Vanaja C ^d   Kumaravelu, Selvakumar ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d Bharati Vidyapeeth   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE AUDIOMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECONSULTATION;

AUDIOMETRY, EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEONATAL SCREENING; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84890185782     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X13494691     Document Type: Article

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