The stigma of wearing hearing aids in an adolescent aboriginal population

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-37

  Strange, Amanda ^a   Johnson, April ^a   Ryan, Brigitte Jane ^a   Yonovitz, Al ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Territory Hearing Services   (Australia)

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EID: 49149094532     PISSN: 01571532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/audi.30.1.19     Document Type: Article

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