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Editorial

Cochlear implantation in late childhood and adolescence: is there such a thing as ‘too late’?

Selena E Heman-Ackah Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA
,
J Thomas Roland Jr Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA
&
Susan B Waltzman Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA. [email protected]
Pages 201-204 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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