Impact of hearing loss in the workplace: Raising questions about partnerships with professionals

Work

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-295

  Jennings, Mary Beth ^a   Shawb, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Hard of hearing; Hearing loss; Workplace communication

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 44449171073     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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