Successful engagement: CBM's holistic approach to the work in the area of ear care, deafness, hard of hearing and deafblindness

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 374-382

  Tesni, Sian ^a   Santana Hernández, Diego ^a  

^a CBM   (Germany)

Author keywords

CBM; Deafblindness; Deafness; Ear care; Good practices; Hard of hearing; Hearing aids; Holistic approach

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; DEAF-BLIND DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHRISTIANITY; DEAF-BLIND DISORDERS; DEAFNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABLED PERSONS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84906244295     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2014.914981     Document Type: Review

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