The effects and costs of a hearing screening and rehabilitation program in residential care homes for the elderly in the Netherlands

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 186-189

  Linssen, A M ^a   Joore, M A ^a   Theunissen, E J J M ^b   Anteunis, L J C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hearing aid uptake; Hearing rehabilitation; Hearing screening; Residential care homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PROCEDURES; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; AUDITORY SCREENING; HEARING AID UPTAKE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; METHODOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS;

ELDERLY; HEARING AID UPTAKE; HEARING REHABILITATION; HEARING SCREENING; RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES;

EID: 84879423948     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/12-0058)     Document Type: Article

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