Adult hearing screening: Follow-up and outcomes

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 183-185

  Thodi, C ^a   Parazzini, M ^b   Kramer, S E ^c   Davis, A ^d   Stenfelt, S ^e   Janssen, T ^f   Smith, P ^d,g   Stephens, D ^h   Pronk, M ^c   Anteunis, L I ⁱ   Schirkonyer, V ^f   Grandori, F ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^h CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Aural rehabilitation; Hearing loss; Outcomes; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; FOLLOW UP; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OTOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; AGING; ARTICLE; AURAL REHABILITATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOMES; SCREENING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OTOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

AGING; AURAL REHABILITATION; HEARING LOSS; OUTCOMES; SCREENING;

EID: 84879456900     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1059-0889(2013/12-0060)     Document Type: Article

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