International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 68, Issue 10 , Pages 1257-1266 , October 2004

Bilateral cochlear implants: a way to optimize auditory perception abilities in deaf children?

  • H. Kühn-Inacker

      Affiliations

    • Center for Hearing Impaired Children, Würzburg, Germany
    • Present address: MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria.
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  • W. Shehata-Dieler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Wuerzburg, Josef Schneider Str. 11, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 931 201 21740; fax: +49 931 201 21369.
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  • J. Müller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Wuerzburg, Josef Schneider Str. 11, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • J. Helms

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Wuerzburg, Josef Schneider Str. 11, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany

Received 16 July 2003 ,Revised 23 April 2004 ,Accepted 27 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.04.029

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 68, Issue 10 , Pages 1257-1266 , October 2004

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