Hearing dogs: A longitudinal study of social and psychological effects on deaf and hard-of-hearing recipients

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 252-261

  Guest, Claire M ^a   Collis, Glyn M ^b   McNicholas, June ^b  

^a Hearing Dogs for Deaf People   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; DEAFNESS; DOGS; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645147845     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enj028     Document Type: Article

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