Long-term cost-effectiveness of screening strategies for hearing loss

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-243

  Liu, Chuan Fen ^a,b   Collins, Margaret P ^a   Souza, Pamela E ^b   Yueh, Bevan ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiology; Aural rehabilitation; Cost effectiveness; Health services; Healthcare cost; Hear ing loss screening; Hearing aid; Hearing loss; Preventive care; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; AURAL REHABILITATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE COST; HEAR-ING LOSS SCREENING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; PREVENTIVE CARE; VETERANS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; HEALTH CARE; HEARING AIDS; SURVEYS;

AUDITION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEARING AID; HEARING HANDICAP INVENTORY FOR THE ELDERLY; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTOSCOPE; OTOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; TONE EMITTING OTOSCOPE; VETERAN;

AGED; AUDIOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OTOSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 79954508371     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.03.0041     Document Type: Article

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