From Neonatal Hearing Screening to Intervention: Results of the Dutch Program for Neonatal Hearing Screening in Well Babies

In the Netherlands, Youth Health Care services (YHC) have been carrying out neonatal hearing screening (NHS) in newborns since 2006. The aim of the NHS is to identify children with permanent hearing loss, so that intervention can be started before the age of 4 months. Early detection of hearing loss...

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Main Authors: Noëlle Uilenburg, Catharina Van der Ploeg, Rosanne van der Zee, Anneke Meuwese-Jongejeugd, Bert van Zanten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/4/3/27