Bilateral cochlear implantation: Advantages and disadvantages

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 690-

  Xue, Tao ^a   Qiu, Jian Hua ^a   Wei, Li ^a   Qiao, Li ^a   Lu, Lian Jun ^a   Chen, Yang ^a   Zha, Ding Jun ^a   Wen, Ling Ting ^a   Lou, Hao ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BINAURAL HEARING; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPREHENSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849094847     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181a66d43     Document Type: Letter

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