Effective management of the elderly hearing impaired - A review

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 512-517

  Hanrattyz, B ^a,b   Lawlor, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiology; Clinical outcomes; Evidence based medicine; Hearing aids; Presbyacusis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA BASE; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AUDIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; PRESBYCUSIS;

EID: 0034501083     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/22.4.512     Document Type: Article

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