Socioeconomic status not associated with access to cochlear implants
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 15:07
in Health & Medicine
Poor children with hearing loss appear to have equal access to cochlear implantation, but have more complications and worse compliance with follow-up regimens than children with higher socioeconomic status, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.