Long-term reliability of pediatric cochlear implants

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 899-901

  Soli, Sigfrid D ^a   Zheng, Yun ^b  

^a HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Cumulative survival rate; Device failure; Pediatric cochlear implant; Reliability

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT; HEARING LOSS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSTHESIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CERAMICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955182678     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181d2f069     Document Type: Article

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