The communication and health needs of older people with hearing loss: Are hearing aids enough?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-17

  Hogan, Anthony ^a   Taylor, Alan ^b   Doyle, Janet ^c   Osborn, Richard ^d   Fitzmaurice, Kerry ^c   Kendig, Hal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d La Trobe University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0035792621     PISSN: 01571532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/audi.23.1.10.31099     Document Type: Article

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