Cochlear-implanted children from homes where english is an additional language: Findings from a recent audit in one London centre

Cochlear Implants International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-113

  Mahon, M ^a   Vickers, D ^b   McCarthy, K ^a   Barker, R ^c   Merritt, R ^c   Szagun, G ^a   Mann, W ^d   Rajput, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; ONSET AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SIGN LANGUAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; DEAFNESS; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LONDON; MULTILINGUALISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; SIGN LANGUAGE;

EID: 79956225317     PISSN: 14670100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146701010X486552     Document Type: Article

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