Reading abilities after cochlear implantation: The effect of age at implantation on outcomes at 5 and 7 years after implantation

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1471-1478

  Archbold, Sue ^a   Harris, Margaret ^b   O'Donoghue, Gerard ^c   Nikolopoulos, Thomas ^d   White, Alison ^c   Lloyd Richmond, Hazel ^c  

^a The Ear Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cochlear implants; Deaf children; Literacy; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50649121248     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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