title: Cochlear implantation: a panacea for severe hearing loss?
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: Daran
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000191:economics; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000191:economics; D005380:Financing, Government; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D009520:New Zealand; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index