Persons with acquired profound hearing loss (APHL): How do they and their families adapt to the challenge?

Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-388

  Hallam, Richard ^a   Ashton, Paul ^a   Sherbourne, Katerina ^a   Gailey, Lorraine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adjustment; Coping; Deafened; Intimate relationships; Psychosocial impact

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 45749151097     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459308090054     Document Type: Article

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