Genetic testing as part of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) process
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Levels of evidence: universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) and early hearing detection and intervention systems (EHDI).
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عنوان ژورنال: Genetics in Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1098-3600,1530-0366
DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000144187.21727.28