The attitudes towards loss of hearing questionaire (ALHQ): A comparison of paper and electronic formats

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-77

  Saunders, Gabrielle ^a   Forsline, Anna ^a   Jacobs, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Hearing aid outcome; Hearing aids; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846521348     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.18.1.6     Document Type: Article

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