Cost analysis of cochlear implants in deaf children in The Netherlands

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 714-718

  Severens, Johan L ^a   Brokx, Jan P L ^b   Van Den Broek, Paul ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for the Deaf   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Cost analysis; Deaf children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEAFNESS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030663698     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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