Technologic and functional features of hearing aids: What are their relative costs?

Hearing Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 32-44

  Punch, Jerry L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MARKETING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEMORY; MICROPHONE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034956471     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: 15425991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000294234.93622.55     Document Type: Article

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