Unilateral multi-channel cochlear implantation results in significant improvement in quality of life

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 566-571

  Chung, Janet ^a   Chueng, Kristelle ^a   Shipp, David ^a,b   Friesen, Lendra ^a,b   Chen, Joseph M ^a,b   Nedzelski, Julien M ^a,b   Lin, Vincent Y W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age stratification; Cochlear implantation; Health related quality of life; Short Form 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84861311732     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3182536dc2     Document Type: Article

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