Adult hearing screening: Health policy issues-what happens next?

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 167-170

  Davis, Adrian ^a   Smith, Pauline ^b  

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

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

Author keywords

Auditory rehabilitation; Hearing loss; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84879429479     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/12-0062)     Document Type: Article

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