Hearing rehabilitation for older adults: An update on hearing aids, hearing assistive technologies, and rehabilitation services

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 708-711

  Jennings, Mary Beth ^a   Richert, Frances ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hearing aids; Hearing assistive technologies (HATS); Older adults; Rehabilitation services

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; AUDIOLOGIST; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CANADA; ELECTRONICS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PREVALENCE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33846046361     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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