Characterization of Problem Solving in Audiology: Implications for Training

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-41

  Tharpe, Anne Marie ^a   Biswas, Gautam ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiology training; Clinical reasoning; Diagnosis; Expertise; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345811101     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889.0601.31     Document Type: Article

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