Positive experiences reported by significant others of patients with hearing impairments

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-138

  Stephens, Dafydd ^a   Kerr, Patricia ^b   Jones, Gladys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hearing loss; Positive experiences; Significant others

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 3242693184     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860410017061     Document Type: Article

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