Perception and production of Mandarin tones in prelingually deaf children with cochlear Implants

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-264

  Peng, Shu Chen ^a   Tomblin, J Bruce ^a   Cheung, Hintat ^b   Lin, Yung Song ^c,d   Wang, Lih Sheue ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PITCH; SPEECH; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOICE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PITCH PERCEPTION; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942534603     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AUD.0000130797.73809.40     Document Type: Article

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