title: Infant hearing screening: route to informed choice.
abstract: The decision to participate in infant screening often rests with parents. Medical ethics require that parental decision is elicited from informed choice. Such a decision is influenced by the parental knowledge and attitude towards screening and a careful evaluation of these factors is essential in seeking informed consent for infant hearing screening.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Audiological Medicine, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK. b.olusanya@ich.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Olusanya
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Luxon
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wirz
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology; D033282:Parental Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology