Cochlear implant in children: Rational, indications and cost/efficacy;L'impianto codeare nel bambino: Razionale, indicazioni, costo/efficacia

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 325-339

  Martini, A ^a   Bovo, R ^a   Trevisi, P ^a   Forli, F ^b   Berrettini, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Cochlear implants; Costs and cost analysis

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MICROPHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; REVIEW; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPIRAL GANGLION; BILATERAL HEARING LOSS; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUND LOCALIZATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879746180     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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