Cureus | The Status of Newborn Hearing Screening in Japan: Past, Present, and the Future
This review article summarizes the chronological history of newborn hearing screening (NHS) implementation in Japan. Beginning with experimental pilot programs implemented in the early 2000s, efforts have been made to establish NHS throughout the country. The results of and responses to these pilot programs are introduced, analyzed, and discussed. Data reported annually, from 2014, by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), introduce the overall progress achieved in NHS thr...
Satogaeri Bunben Akita University Hospital Ministry Of Health Shizuoka Prefecture Newborn Hearing Impairment Research Forum Risk Group Japanese Society Of Otorhinolaryngology
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