Opting for two hearing aids: A predictor of long-term use among adult patients fitted after screening

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 518-526

  Gianopoulos, Ioanis ^a   Stephens, Dafydd ^a,b  

^a Welsh Hearing Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral hearing aids; Emotional Response Scale; Hearing aids UT; Hearing loss bilateral RH; Mass screening; Social Hearing Handicap Index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING DISORDER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; TIME;

AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME;

EID: 0036887001     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020209056072     Document Type: Article

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