Systematic review of the scientific literature on the economic evaluation of cochlear implants in paediatric patients;Revisione sistematica della letteratura scientifica sulla valutazione economica degli impianti cocleari in pazienti in età pediatrica

Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 311-318

  Turchetti, Giuseppe ^a   Bellelli, S ^a   Palla, I ^a   Forli, F ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Education cost; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 84856788205     PISSN: 0392100X     EISSN: 1827675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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