Personality, hearing problems, and amplification characteristics: Contributions to self-report hearing aid outcomes

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-162

  Cox, Robyn M ^a,b,c   Alexander, Genevieve C ^a,b   Gray, Ginger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Memphis Speech and Hearing Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PROSTHESIS FITTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247608821     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31803126a4     Document Type: Article

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