Cochlear implants: the hazards of unexpected success
Open Access
- 21 February 2012
- journal article
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 184 (12) , 1343-1344
Abstract
Thirty years ago, cochlear implants were in their infancy as research projects conducted at a handful of institutions around the world. The devices were crude, typically manufactured in a university or other noncommercial engineering laboratory, unapproved by any government regulatory agency, andKeywords
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