Pediatric cochlear implantation in Taiwan: Long-term communication outcomes

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1775-1782

  Wang, Nan Mai ^a   Huang, Tsun Sheng ^b   Wu, Che Ming ^b   Kirk, Karen Iler ^c,d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cochlear implants; Communication barrier rating; Communication outcome; Language skills; Mandarin Chinese; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION METHODS, TOTAL; DEAFNESS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348923887     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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