The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants for severe to profound deafness in children and adults: a systematic review and economic model
Bond M, Mealing S, Anderson R, Elston J, Weiner G, Taylor RS, Hoyle M, Liu Z, Price A, Stein K
Record ID 32007000341
English
Authors' recommendations:
Study found that unilateral cochlear implantation is likely to be safe and effective for adults and children, as well as being cost-effective, and that there are likely to be overall additional benefits from bilateral implantation, enabling children and adults to hold conversations more easily in social situations
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1593
Year Published:
2009
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Female
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Economic
- Young Adult
- Cochlear Implantation
- Deafness
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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