Language Ability after Early Detection of Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment
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- 18 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 354 (20) , 2131-2141
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa054915
Abstract
Children with bilateral permanent hearing impairment often have impaired language and speech abilities. However, the effects of universal newborn screening for permanent bilateral childhood hearing impairment and the effects of confirmation of hearing impairment by nine months of age on subsequent verbal abilities are uncertain.Keywords
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