The Colorado Newborn Hearing Screening Project, 1992-1999: On the Threshold of Effective Population-Based Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
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The Colorado newborn hearing screening project, 1992-1999: on the threshold of effective population-based universal newborn hearing screening.
OBJECTIVE Although previous studies have documented the feasibility and benefits of universal newborn hearing screening in selected hospitals, none have reviewed the effectiveness of regionally mandated participation of large numbers of hospitals with variable levels of motivation to succeed. The purpose of this study was to measure hospital participation and overall screening success in a stat...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.1.e7