Older people with hearing impairment: A literature review of the spouse's perspective

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-39

  Donaldson, Nerina ^a   Worrall, Linda ^a   Hickson, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUDIOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTIVATION; NOISE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLICATION; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SPOUSE; TIME;

EID: 3042605055     PISSN: 01571532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/audi.26.1.30.55991     Document Type: Review

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