Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in Southwestern Iran

The implementation of Neonatal Hearing Screening (NHS) program is still at the preliminary stage particularly in developing countries despite the burden of permanent congenital and early-onset hearing impairment. The purpose of this study was to report results for universal newborn NHS in a cohort of children born in the southwestern region of Iran, as part of a national screening program set up by the Iranian National Health System.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - March 31, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Nader Saki, Arash Bayat, Reza Hoeinabadi, Soheila Nikakhlagh, Majid Karimi, Rezvan Dashti Source Type: research