Hearing Loss is Associated with Poorer Ratings of Patient-Physician Communication and Healthcare Quality

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2207-2209

  Mick, Paul ^a   Foley, Danielle M ^b   Lin, Frank R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AGE; AGED; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESBYACUSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESBYCUSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84932171416     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13113     Document Type: Letter

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