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- Published on: 15 September 2004
- Published on: 15 September 2004When is early hearing intervention late?Show More
Dear Editor,
The landmark research by Yoshinaga-Itano et al of the USA in 1998[1] provided by far the greatest impetus for the current global drive for the detection of newborns with permanent congenital and early-onset hearing loss (PCEHL) before 3 months and intervention by 6 months of age. However, there have since been reservations about the generalisability of the 6 months threshold for optimal outcome...
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