Cochlear implants: implications for deaf identities

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Main Authors: Irene W. Leigh, Deborah Maxwell-McCaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Educação de Surdos 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Espaço
Online Access:http://www.ines.gov.br/seer/index.php/revista-espaco/article/view/123