Instead of a hearing aid evaluation, let's assess functional communication ability

Hearing Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 26-31

  Sweetow, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648834383     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: 15425991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000295755.39258.9a     Document Type: Review

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