Hearing aid manipulation skills in an elderly population: A comparison of ITE, BTE, and ITC aids

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 311-318

  Upfold, L J ^a   May, A E ^a   Battaglia, J A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REHABILITATION; THERAPY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0025175195     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005369009076571     Document Type: Article

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