Quality of life after cochlear implantation in postlingually deaf adults

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 88, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 1550-1552

  Liu, Bo ^a   Chen, Xue Qing ^a   Kong, Ying ^a   Li, Yong Xin ^a   Mo, Ling Yan ^a   Zheng, Jun ^a   Liu, Sha ^a   Chen, Zhen Shan ^a   Han, De Min ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adult; Cochlear implants; Postlingually deaf; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NIJMEGEM COCHLEAR IMPLANT QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249181060     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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