Aural rehabilitation adds value, lifts satisfaction, cuts returns

Hearing Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 30-38

  Wayner, Donna S ^a  

^a Centro Medico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 29544432328     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000285906.86619.0f     Document Type: Review

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