The current status of hearing care: Can we change the status quo?

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 410-418

  Van Vliet, Dennis ^a  

^a HearUSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Hearing aid outcomes; Hearing aids; Hearing care; Hearing loss; Obstacles to provision of hearing care

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGIST; AUDIOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REIMBURSEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644809372     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.16.7.2     Document Type: Review

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