Significant others of patients with hearing and balance disorders report positive experiences

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 285-286

  Pyykkö, Ilmari ^a   Manchaiah, Vinaya K C ^b,c   Kentala, Erna ^d   Levo, Hilla ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aging; Medical audiology; Psycho social emotional; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY REHABILITATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EMOTION; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSATION DISORDERS; SPOUSE;

CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; EMOTIONS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS; SPOUSES;

EID: 84896336882     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.869840     Document Type: Letter

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