An Overview of Dual Sensory Impairment in Older Adults: Perspectives for Rehabilitation

Trends in Amplification

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-258

  Saunders, Gabrielle H ^a   Echt, Katharina V ^b  

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

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; dual sensory impairment; hearing loss; rehabilitation; vision loss

Indexed keywords

AGING; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISION; VISUAL AID; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEAF-BLIND DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 36248955560     PISSN: 10847138     EISSN: 19405588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084713807308365     Document Type: Article

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