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Influence of DFNB1 status on expressive language in deaf children with cochlear implants.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology - 1 Dec 2011
Angeli Simon I, Suarez Hamlet, Lopez Alina, Balkany Thomas J, Liu Xue Z
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the language growth of children with connexin-related deafness (DFNB1) who received cochlear implants versus the language growth of implanted children with non-DFNB1 deafness. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective longitudinal observational study and analysis. SETTING: Two tertiary referral centers. PATIENTS: There were 37 children with severe-to-profound hearing loss...
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