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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Main Authors: Katrin Neumann, Shelly Chadha, George Tavartkiladze, Xingkuan Bu, Karl R. White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/5/1/7