Hearing Aid Fitting and Audiologic Rehabilitation: A Complementary Relationship

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 24-28

  McCarthy, Patricia ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiologic rehabilitation; Benefit; Hearing aid fitting; Satisfaction; Self assessment inventories

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347568769     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889.0502.24     Document Type: Article

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