Current practice, accuracy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the school entry hearing screen

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 32, 2007, Pages

  Bamford, J ^a   Fortnum, H ^b   Bristow, K ^a   Smith, J ^c   Vamvakas, G ^a   Davies, L ^a   Taylor, R ^c,f   Watkin, P ^d   Fonseca, S ^e   Davis, A ^a   Hind, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SCREENING; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENTRY INTO PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING TEST; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEARING DISORDERS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85046912867     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta11320     Document Type: Review

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