Hearing impairment, work, and vocational enablement

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Kramer, Sophia E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hearing impairment; Protocol; Rehabilitation; Vocational enablement; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NOISE REDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORKER; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 56549122160     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802310887     Document Type: Conference Paper

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