Soundspace online: The development of an online resource about hearing loss

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 289-292

  Ng, Zheng Yen ^a   Archbold, Sue ^a   Mayer, Connie ^b   Mulla, Imran ^a  

^a The Ear Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 84942847838     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: 15589137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0086     Document Type: Article

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