New opportunities and challenges for teleaudiology within department of veterans affairs

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages vii-xii

  Jacobs, Peter G ^a,b   Saunders, Gabrielle H ^b  

^a Oregon Health and Science University Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGIST; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; TELEAUDIOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; VETERAN; AUDIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEARING LOSS; INTERNET; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

AUDIOLOGY; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84907051751     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2014.04.0093     Document Type: Editorial

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