A programme of studies including assessment of diagnostic accuracy of school hearing screening tests and a cost-effectiveness model of school entry hearing screening programmes

A programme of studies including assessment of diagnostic accuracy of school hearing screening tests and a cost-effectiveness model of school entry hearing screening programmes

Background: Identification of permanent hearing impairment at the earliest possible age is crucial to maximise the development of speech and language. Universal newborn hearing screening identifies the majority of the 1 in 1000 children born with a hearing impairment, but later onset can occur at an...

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Main Authors: Heather Fortnum, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Chris Hyde, Rod S Taylor, Mara Ozolins, Sam Errington, Zhivko Zhelev, Clive Pritchard, Claire Benton, Joanne Moody, Laura Cocking, Julian Watson, Sarah Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2016-05-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
school entry hearing screen
diagnostic accuracy
pure tone hearing screen
hearcheck
pure tone sweep
children
hearing impairment
referral
effectiveness
cost-effectiveness
yield
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20360

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20360

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