Access to cochlear implant candidacy evaluations: Who is not making it to the team evaluations?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 74-79

  Wiley, Susan ^a,b   Meinzen Derr, Jareen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Cochlear implants; Disparities; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749095688     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802475227     Document Type: Article

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