Effects of denied hearing loss on the significant other

Hearing Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 44-47

  Armero, Oscar E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENIAL; DISABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 0034826770     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: 15425991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000294841.86637.5d     Document Type: Article

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