Hearing beyond the normal enabled by therapeutic devices: The role of the recipient and the hearing profession

Neuroethics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 607-616

  Wolbring, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Code of ethics; Deaf; Deaf culture; Hard of hearing; Hearing profession; Therapeutic enhancement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOLOGIST; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS;

EID: 84888011143     PISSN: 18745490     EISSN: 18745504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12152-011-9120-x     Document Type: Article

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