Direct general practitioner referrals to audiology for the provision of hearing aids: A single centre review

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-206

  Eley, Karen A ^b   FitzGerald, John E ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiology; Direct referral; ENT; General practitioner; Hearing aid; Wax

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CERUMEN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERUMEN; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77954845443     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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