Self-reported outcome in new hearing aid users over a 24-week post-fitting period

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 555-562

  Munro, Kevin J ^a,b,c   Lutman, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory acclimatization; Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP); Self reported benefit

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 13144250159     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020400050071     Document Type: Article

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