Using Benefit-Cost Ratio to Select Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Test Criteria
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A Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Iran
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objectives: in september 2002 university of social welfare & rehabilitation sciences established a pilot universal newborn hearing screening program in two crowded maternity hospital in tehran. our objective was to assess the feasibility of implementing universal newborn hearing screening in iran. methods: between september 2002 and march 2004 a total of 7718 newborns were screened for hearing ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear & Hearing
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0196-0202
DOI: 10.1097/aud.0b013e3181a26f11