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What happens when the newborn hearing screening program is integrated with congenital Cytomegalovirus infection screening? Preliminary results in a tertiary hospital

Silvia Palmaa Department of Audiology, Primary Care Unit, AUSL Modena, Modena, Italy
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Cecilia Bottib Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria Federica Roversic Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of Mothers, Children and Adults, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Margherita Bettinid Department of General and Specialized Surgeries, Audiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Paola Pietrosemolie Department of Microbiology and Virology, Microbiology Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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Alberto Berardic Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences of Mothers, Children and Adults, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Elisabetta Genovesef Audiology, Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Pages 175-179 | Published online: 30 Jun 2021

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