Cochlear implantation in deaf children with associated disabilities: Challenges and outcomes

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-208

  Berrettini, Stefano ^a   Forli, Francesca ^a   Genovese, Elisabetta ^b   Santarelli, Rosamaria ^b   Arslan, Edoardo ^b   Chilosi, Anna Maria ^c   Cipriani, Paola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Multiply impaired deaf children; Qualitative benefits; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849137200     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701870197     Document Type: Article

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