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it is a practical, independent, and pragmatic Bibliographic references
way of assessing the real impact of health care
on the quality of life of these patients while
evaluating the efficiency of resolution and
monitoring of childhood hearing loss.
Conclusion
The proposed algorithm is a tool that can
enable an earlier diagnosis of hearing loss
during childhood through the identification of
the main risk factors associated with deafness
in this population in light of the current
scientific knowledge. Moreover, we extended
the criteria of referral for pediatric hearing
screening to other pediatric ages by seeking
to define the warning signs for a referral for
audiological evaluation in a consultation in
the primary healthcare setting. This algorithm
may accelerate and increase the number of
referrals to childhood deafness consultations,
thereby improving the hearing outcomes of
children in Portugal.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that there is no conflict
of interests regarding the publication of this
paper.
Data Confidentiality
The authors declare having followed the
protocols in use at their working center
regarding patients’ data publication.
Protection of humans and animals
The authors declare that the procedures
were followed according to the regulations
established by the Clinical Research and Ethics
Committee and to the 2013 Helsinki Declaration
of the World Medical Association.
Funding Sources
This work did not receive any contribution,
funding or scholarship.
Availability of scientific data
There are no datasets available, publicly related
to this work.
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