The social and psychological impact of an older relative's hearing difficulties

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-15

  Knussen, Christina ^a   Tolson, D ^a   Swan, I R C ^b   Stott, D J ^b   Brogan, C A ^a   Sullivan, F ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELATIVE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0742283975     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500310001637715     Document Type: Article

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