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Screening for Newborn Hearing Loss

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Release Date: July 2008

Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents


Summary of Recommendations

  • The USPSTF recommends screening for hearing loss in all newborn infants.
    Grade: B recommendation.

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Supporting Documents

Universal Screening for Hearing Loss in Newborns, July 2008
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 140 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article (PDF File, 162 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis Update, 2008 (PDF File, 620 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary

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Current as of July 2008


Internet Citation:

Screening for Newborn Hearing Loss, Topic Page. July 2008. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsnbhr.htm


 

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