Vocabulary and working memory in children fit with hearing Aids

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 154-167

  Stiles, Derek J ^a   McGregor, Karla K ^a   Bentler, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hearing aids; Vocabulary; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84857399908     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0021)     Document Type: Article

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