A systematic review of studies measuring and reporting hearing aid usage in older adults since 1999: A descriptive summary of measurement tools

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Perez, Elvira ^a,b   Edmonds, Barrie A ^a,b  

^a The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with UK Health Security Agency   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AUDIOMETRY; CROSS VALIDATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FUNDING; HEARING AID; HEARING AID USAGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; AGED; HEARING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84858995945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031831     Document Type: Review

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