Candidacy and the Children's Implant Profile: Is our selection appropriate?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 426-431

  Edwards, Lindsey C ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Candidacy; Children's Implant Profile; Cochlear implants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDREN IMPLANT PROFILE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142178205     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020309080052     Document Type: Article

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