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Title
Universal newborn hearing screening: summary of evidence.
Authors
Thompson, D C; McPhillips, H; Davis, R L; Lieu, T L; Homer, C J; Helfand, M
Abstract
Each year, approximately 5000 infants are born in the United States with moderate-to-profound, bilateral permanent hearing loss (PHL). Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) has been proposed as a means to speed diagnosis and treatment and thereby improve language outcomes in these children.