Age-dependent cost-utility of pediatric cochlear implantation

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 402-412

  Semenov, Yevgeniy R ^a   Yeh, Susan T ^b   Seshamani, Meena ^a   Wang, Nae Yuh ^b,c   Tobey, Emily A ^d   Eisenberg, Laurie S ^e   Quittner, Alexandra L ^f   Frick, Kevin D ^b   Niparko, John K ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^e HOUSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEAF EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; IMPLANTATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION OF HEARING DISABLED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881535594     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e3182772c66     Document Type: Article

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