Access to care for hearing loss

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 15-19

  Wallhagen, Margaret I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICARE; POLICY MAKING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896302359     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20140131-01     Document Type: Article

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