Hearing aid benefit in adults and older adults

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Primeau, Richard L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0031039657     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083007     Document Type: Article

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