Hearing impairment among adults - Extent of the problem and scientific evidence on the outcome of hearing aid rehabilitation

Scandinavian Audiology, Supplement

Volumn 30, Issue 54, 2001, Pages 8-15

  Mäki Torkko, Elina M ^a   Brorsson, Bengt ^b   Davis, Adrian ^c   Mair, Iain W S ^d   Myhre, Kurt I ^e   Parving, Agnete ^f   Roine, Risto P ^g   Rosenhall, Ulf ^h   Sorri, Martti J ⁱ   Stilvén, Staffan ^j  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Statens Beredning för Medicinsk och Social Utvärdering Stockholm   (Sweden)

^c MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Senter for Medisinsk Metodevurdering   (Norway)

^f BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^j Danish Center for Health Technology Assessment   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Adult; Hearing; Hearing aid; Outcome; Prevalence; Review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; DENMARK; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEARING DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCANDINAVIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SCANDINAVIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034740794     PISSN: 01078593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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