Parents of deaf children seeking hearing loss-related information on the internet: The Australian experience

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 518-529

  Porter, Ann ^a   Edirippulige, Sisira ^b  

^a Aussie Deaf Kids   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEAFNESS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENTS;

EID: 34548621724     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enm009     Document Type: Article

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