The AMA method of estimation of hearing disability: A validation study

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-740

  Dobie, Robert A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DISABILITY; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80255139983     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31822228be     Document Type: Article

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