Primary care intervention programme to improve early detection of hearing loss in the elderly

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 574-579

  Bentur, N ^a   Valinsky, L ^b,c   Lemberger, J ^b   Ben Moshe, Y ^d   Heymann, A D ^b,c  

^a MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Services for the Aged in Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Geriatric Health Services; Hearing Loss; Mass Screening; Public Health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84861805376     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215112000072     Document Type: Article

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