title: [Selection of neonates for hearing screening tests].
abstract: The need for hearing screening as a first step of secondary prevention and prerequisite of an early diagnostic as well as early rehabilitation of hearing impairment is stressed. The screening is recommended in the neonatal period prior to discharge from the hospital. The author discusses which population should be screened, gives brief review of neonatal screening methods and suggests the optimal one for our conditions. The organization of follow-up is discussed, as well.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za djecje bolesti Zagreb.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marn
mesh_terms: D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening
vernacular_title: Odabir novorodencadi na ostećenje sluha.