The Esteem system: A totally implantable hearing device

Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2010, Pages 59-71

  Maurer, J ^a   Savvas, E ^a  

^a Katholisches Klinikum Koblenz   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PROSTHESIS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL;

HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 77955692635     PISSN: 00653071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000318523     Document Type: Article

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