Cost-effectiveness of hearing aids in the hearing-impaired elderly: A probabilistic approach

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 776-783

  Chao, Ting Kuang ^a   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Cost effectiveness; Hearing loss; Markov chains; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; AGED; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEARING DISORDER; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLICY MAKING; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAVEL;

EID: 62349114349     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31817e5d1b     Document Type: Article

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