Cochlear implants in children : ethics and choices / [book]
By: Christiansen, John B
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Contributor(s): Leigh, Irene.
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BookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2002Description: xii, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1563681161 (hbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Cochlear implants | Hearing impaired children | Medical ethics | Cochlear implants | Decision making | Ethics, MedicalDDC classification: 617.8 CHR Online resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Manitoba School for the Deaf Library | 617.8 CHR (Browse shelf) | Available | 007995 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-348) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Preface vii -- Introduction 1 -- PART I -- Cochlear Implant History and Technology -- CHAPTER 1 -- History of Cochlear Implants 15 -- with Patricia Elizabeth Spencer -- CHAPTER 2 -- Cochlear Implants: A Technological Overview 45 -- Jay R. Lucker -- PART II -- Pediatric Cochlear Implants -- CHAPTER 3 -- Pre-Implant Issues 67 -- CHAPTER 4 -- Language Development and the Decision -- to Get a Cochlear Implant 99 -- CHAPTER 5 -- The Cochlear Implant Center, Surgery, -- and Short-Term Post-Implant Outcomes 118 -- CHAPTER 6 -- Adjusting to Life After the Implant 146 -- CHAPTER 7 -- Educating a Child With a Cochlear Implant 170 -- CHAPTER 8 -- Looking Back: Overall Progress and Satisfaction 203 -- CHAPTER 9 -- Language Development of Children -- With Cochlear Implants 222 -- Patricia Elizabeth Spencer -- PART III -- Current Issues -- CHAPTER 10 -- The Deaf Community: Perceptions of Parents, -- Young People, and Professionals 253 -- CHAPTER 11 -- Ethics and Choices: Ongoing Dilemma 290.
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