The stigma of hearing loss

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-75

  Wallhagen, Margaret I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Dyads; Grounded theory; Hearing aids

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 75449087844     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp107     Document Type: Article

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