Hearing loss- and hearing aid-related stigma: Perceptions of women with age-normal hearing

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-91

  Erler, Susan F ^a   Garstecki, Dean C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Stigma; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERCEPTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL METHOD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA; HEARING DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 0038660470     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2002/020)     Document Type: Article

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