Attitudes towards coworkers affected by occupational hearing loss II: Focus groups interviews

British Journal of Audiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 313-325

  Htu, Raymond ^a   Getty, Louise ^a   Waridel, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

attitudes; group interview; occupational hearing loss; prejudice; rehabilitation; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ALIENATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028644175     PISSN: 03005364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03005369409077315     Document Type: Article

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