Effect of hearing aids on hearing disability and quality of life in the elderly

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 400-405

  Vuorialho, Arja ^a,b   Karinen, Petri ^a   Sorri, Martti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; EuroQol; Hearing rehabilitation; HHIE S

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748650588     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020600625007     Document Type: Article

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