Hearing aid use in nursing homes, Part 1: Prevalence rates of hearing impairment and hearing aid use

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 283-288

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b   Taylor, Judith W ^b  

^a Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing aid; Hearing impairment; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; VESTIBULAR TEST;

EID: 5044234587     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAM.0000136962.50070.F6     Document Type: Article

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