Superiority of bilateral cochlear implantation over unilateral cochlear implantation in tone discrimination in Chinese patients

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-23

  Au, Dennis Kin Kwok ^a   Hui, Yau ^a   Wei, William Ignace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0037278526     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajot.2003.8     Document Type: Article

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