Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 170-179 , April 2010

The Evolution of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs in the United States

  • Karl R. White, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), Utah State University, Logan, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Karl R. White, PhD, National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), Utah State University, 2880 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-2880
    • ,
  • Irene Forsman, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD
    • ,
  • John Eichwald, MA, FAAA

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • Karen Munoz, EdD, CCC-A

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM), Utah State University, Logan, UT

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 Supported in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau under Grant Number U52MC043916.

 The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the US Department of Health and Human Services.

PII: S0146-0005(09)00114-1

doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2009.12.009

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 170-179 , April 2010

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