Exploring the influence of culture on hearing help-seeking and hearing-aid uptake

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 435-443

  Zhao, Fei ^a   Manchaiah, Vinaya ^b,c,d   St Claire, Lindsay ^e   Danermark, Berth ^f   Jones, Lesley ^g   Brandreth, Marian ^h   Krishna, Rajalakshmi ⁱ   Goodwin, Robin ^j  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Audiology India ^*  (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^j BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Cross cultural communication; Culture; Hearing aids; Hearing help seeking; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY;

CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS;

EID: 84934276839     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2015.1005848     Document Type: Review

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