Health disparities in pediatric cochlear implantation: An audiologic perspective

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 515-525

  Kirkham, Erin ^a   Sacks, Chana ^a   Baroody, Fuad ^b   Siddique, Juned ^b   Nevins, Mary Ellen ^c   Woolley, Audie ^d   Suskind, Dana ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e MC 1035 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; IMPLANTATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUDIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DATA COLLECTION; DEAFNESS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349099258     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3181aec5e0     Document Type: Article

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