Appendix 1. Search Strategy

Set—Search

1—exp hearing disorders/
2—infant/or infant, newborn/
3—1 and 2
4—limit 3 to human/
5—limit 4 to English language/
6—4 not 5
7—limit 6 to abstracts
8—5 or 7
9—exp mass screening/
10—screen$.tw.
11—exp hearing tests/
12—9 or 10 or 11
13—8 and 12
14—cochlear implants/
15—exp hearing aids/
16—exp manual communication/
17—exp rehabilitation of hearing impaired/
18—exp hearing disorders/dt,rh,su,th
19—14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18
20—8 and 12
21—13 or 20
22—exp hearing disorders/
23—limit 22 to human
24—limit 23 to english language
25—limit 24 to (preschool child <2 to 5 years> or child <6 to 12 years> or adolescence
     <13 to 18 years>)
26—19 and 25
27—exp evaluation studies/
28—follow-up studies/
29—meta analysis/
30—exp clinical trials/
31—27 or 28 or 29 or 30
32—26 and 31
33—limit 26 to (controlled clinical trial or guideline or meta analysis or multi-center study or
     practice guideline or randomized controlled trial or review, multicase)
34—32 or 33
35—21 or 34

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