Why do people fitted with hearing aids not wear them?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 360-368

  McCormack, Abby ^a   Fortnum, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Hearing aid

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESBYACUSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESBYCUSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876100770     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.769066     Document Type: Article

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