Severe-profound hearing impairment and health-related quality of life among postlingual deafened Swedish adults

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 266-275

  Ringdahl, A ^a   Grimby, A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Health related quality of life; Hearing aid; Nottingham Health Profile; Population study; Severe profound hearing impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOUND INTENSITY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034537826     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/010503900750022907     Document Type: Article

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