The effect of age at cochlear implant initial stimulation on expressive language growth in infants and toddlers

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 853-867

  Tomblin, J Bruce ^a   Barker, Brittan A ^a   Spencer, Linda J ^a   Zhang, Xuyang ^a   Gantz, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Early hearing detection and intervention; Growth curve analysis; Infants; Language growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 29144475767     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2005/059)     Document Type: Article

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