Utilization of hearing aids by the hearing-impaired in Ghana

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-120

  Amedofu, Goffrey K ^a   Awuah, Peter ^a   Ocansey, Grace ^a   Antwi, Babara ^a   Brobby, George W ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FEMALE; GHANA; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2342572298     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400228     Document Type: Letter

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