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MEDICC Review 2010; 12 (1)


Breaking the sound barrier: Cuba’s Cochlear Implant program

Giraldo G

Idioma: Ingles.
Referencias bibliográficas: 23
Paginas: 13-16
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FRAGMENTO

Sin resumen.


REFERENCIAS (EN ESTE ARTÍCULO)

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  2. The World Health Organization estimates that in 2005 there were 278 million people in the world with disabling hearing impairment; of these, hearing loss began in childhood in 68 million people.

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  9. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [homepage on the Internet]. Bethesda: USA; [updated 2009 Aug; cited 2009 Dec 10]. Available from: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp

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  13. Dr Adriana Rivas (Colombia). Personal communication.

  14. Dr Pedro Berruecos (Mexico). Personal communication.

  15. Dr Julian Chaverri (Costa Rica). Personal communication.

  16. Tarabichi MB, Todd C, Khan Z, Yang X, Shehzad B, Tarabichi MM. Deafness in the developing world: The place of cochlear implantation. J Laryngol Otol. 2008 Sep;122(9):877–80.

  17. Pérez-Abalo MC, Gaya-Vázquez JA, Savio-López G, Perera-González M, Ponce de León M, Sánchez-Castillo M. A 25-year review of Cuba’s screening program for early detection of hearing loss. MEDICC Review. 2009 Winter;11(1): 22–8.

  18. Scales used include Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (MAIS), the Ling Sound Test, and the Early Speech Perception Test (ESP) for Profoundly Hearing-Impaired Children.

  19. According to the Ministry of Public Health, in 2008, incidence of meningococcal meningitis was 0.1 per 100,000 population, pneumococcal meningitis was 0.6 per 100,000 population, and haemophilus meningitis type b was negligible. See Anuario Estadístico de Salud 2008, available from: http://www.sld.cu/galerias/ pdf/sitios/dne/anuario_2008_5e.pdf

  20. Advanced Bionics obtained a specific license from the US Department of Commerce to sell cochlear implant devices to the Cuban program.

  21. Dr Ulíses Rodríguez, otosurgeon, Cuban National Cochlear Implant Group presentation at International Cochlear Symposium, Havana, Cuba October 28–30, 2009.

  22. Bond M, Mealing S, Anderson R, Elston J, Weiner G, Taylor RS, et al. The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants for severe to profound deafness in children and adults: a systematic review and economic model. Health Technol Assess. 2009 Sep;13(44):1–30.

  23. Geers AE. Factors influencing spoken language outcomes in children following early cochlear implantation. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2006;64:50–65.




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