Age-related hearing loss in the dependent elderly population: A model for nursing care

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 224-230

  Tolson, Debbie ^a   Stephens, Dafydd ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiology; Continuing care; Elderly; Hearing loss; Nursing model

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; AUDIOLOGY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED;

EID: 0031301434     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.1997.tb00106.x     Document Type: Article

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