Perceptual benefit and functional outcomes for children using sequential bilateral cochlear implants

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 470-482

  Galvin, Karyn Louise ^a   Mok, Mansze ^a   Dowell, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NOISE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 34347368734     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31806dc194     Document Type: Article

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