Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Dutch Newborns; Results of the Nationwide Well-Baby Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Background: Few studies report prevalence rates of hearing loss in newborns for nationwide populations. The Dutch well-baby newborn hearing screening covers almost all eligible children and has high participation rates for follow-up screening rounds and diagnosis. This allows calculating reliable prevalence rates of permanent neonatal hearing loss specified by severity. Methods: Results from the well-baby newborn hearing screening program and diagnostic follow-up of referred children from 2015 to 2019 were included in calculating prevalence rates. Hearing loss was classified according to the d... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Schlagwörter: | neonatal hearing screening / prevalence / bilateral hearing loss / unilateral hearing loss / newborn / severity of hearing loss / deaf / UNHS / population screening program |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26636484 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/app12042035 |