Cochlear implantation in the elderly: Results and quality-of-life assessment

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 890-895

  Djalilian, Hamid R ^a   King, Timothy A ^a   Smith, Sharon L ^a   Levine, Samuel C ^a  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Elderly; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036793974     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940211101005     Document Type: Article

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