Cochlear implantation in children: Implications for the primary care provider

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 397-408

  Goller, Yael ^a,b,c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b East Rockaway Pediatrics   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Hearing loss; Language development

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MASS SCREENING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33750609336     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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