Implementation and evaluation of a rural community-based pediatric hearing screening program integrating in-person and tele-diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR)

Abstract Background In an attempt to reach remote rural areas, this study explores a community-based, pediatric hearing screening program in villages, integrating two models of diagnostic ABR testing; one using a tele-medicine approach and the other a traditional in-person testing at a tertiary care...

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Main Authors: Vidya Ramkumar, Roopa Nagarajan, Vanaja C. Shankarnarayan, Selvakumar Kumaravelu, James W. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3827-x