Use of hearing aids by older people: Influence of non-auditory factors (vision, manual dexterity)

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Erber, Norman P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Hearing; Hearing aids; Older people; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VISION; AGED; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; DECISION MAKING; HEARING TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESBYACUSIS; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; TOUCH; VIBRATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PRESBYCUSIS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SENSATION DISORDERS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TOUCH; VIBRATION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0642343288     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020309074640     Document Type: Article

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