Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Facing Globally Growing Numbers of People Suffering from Disabling Hearing Loss
Recent prevalence estimates indicate that in 2015 almost half a billion people—about 6.8% of the world’s population—had disabling hearing loss and that prevalence numbers will further increase. The World Health Organization (WHO) currently estimates that at least 34 mil...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Neonatal Screening |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/5/1/7 |