Prevalence & characteristics of severe and profound hearing loss in adults in a UK National Health Service clinic

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 92-97

  Turton, Laura ^a,b   Smith, Pauline ^c,d  

^a Hearing Link   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographics; ; Glasgow health status inventory; Hearing aids; Prevalence; Severe and profound hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872177664     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2012.735376     Document Type: Article

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