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Cochlear Implants International
An Interdisciplinary Journal for Implantable Hearing Devices
Volume 17, 2016 - Issue sup1: Issues in Cochlear Implant Candidacy
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Preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using AB words to assess candidacy in adults

Deborah A. VickersUCL Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetics Science, LondonWC1N 1PF, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alison RileyMidlands Auditory Implant Programme (Adults), BirminghamB15 2TH, UK
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Rebecca RicaudUniversity of Southampton Auditory Implant Service, SouthamptonSO17 1BJ, UK
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Carl VerschuurUniversity of Southampton Auditory Implant Service, SouthamptonSO17 1BJ, UK
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Stacey CooperSt. Thomas’ Hearing Implant Centre, LondonSE1 7EH, UK
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Terry NunnSt. Thomas’ Hearing Implant Centre, LondonSE1 7EH, UK
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Kath WebbSt. Thomas’ Hearing Implant Centre, LondonSE1 7EH, UK
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Joanne MuffEmmeline Centre for Hearing Implants, CambridgeCB2 0QQ, UK
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Frances HarrisEmmeline Centre for Hearing Implants, CambridgeCB2 0QQ, UK
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Mark ChungEmmeline Centre for Hearing Implants, CambridgeCB2 0QQ, UK
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Jane HumphriesOxford Hearing Implant Programme, OxfordOX3 9DU, UK
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Alison LangshawOxford Hearing Implant Programme, OxfordOX3 9DU, UK
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Emma Poynter-SmithOxford Hearing Implant Programme, OxfordOX3 9DU, UK
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Catherine TottenYorkshire Cochlear Implant Service, BradfordBD9 5HU, UK
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Lynne TapperYorkshire Cochlear Implant Service, BradfordBD9 5HU, UK
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Jillian RidgwellYorkshire Cochlear Implant Service, BradfordBD9 5HU, UK
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Deborah MawmanThe Richard Ramsden Centre for Auditory Implants, ManchesterM13 9WL, UK
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Unai Martinez de EstibarizThe Richard Ramsden Centre for Auditory Implants, ManchesterM13 9WL, UK
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Martin O'DriscollThe Richard Ramsden Centre for Auditory Implants, ManchesterM13 9WL, UK
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Nicola GeorgeCardiff Adult Cochlear Implant Programme, CardiffCF4 4XW, UK
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Francesca PintoUniversity College London Hospital Implant Programme, LondonWC1X 8DA, UK
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Anne HallUniversity College London Hospital Implant Programme, LondonWC1X 8DA, UK
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Carol LlewellynBridgend Cochlear Implant Programme, BridgendCF31 1RQ, UK
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Razun MiahBridgend Cochlear Implant Programme, BridgendCF31 1RQ, UK
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Ghada Al-MalkyUCL Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetics Science, LondonWC1N 1PF, UK
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Pádraig T. KitterickNational Institute for Health Research Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, NottinghamNG1 5DU, UK
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Pages 17-21 | Published online: 21 Apr 2016

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