Psychological effects of hearing aid use in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Tesch Römer, Clemens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0343488609     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/52B.3.P127     Document Type: Article

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