Prevalence of hearing impairment in a community population of adults with learning disability: Access to audiology and impact on behaviour

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-132

  Timehin, C ^a   Timehin, E ^b  

^a SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiology; Hearing aids; Hearing impairment; Learning disabilities; Problem behaviours

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049133317     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2004.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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