The process of developing an internet-based support system for audiologists and first-time hearing aid clients

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 320-324

  Jonas Brannstrom K ^a,b   Öberg, Marie ^b,c   Ingo, Elisabeth ^b   Månsson, Kristoffer N T ^b   Andersson, Gerhard ^b,d   Lunner, Thomas ^b,e   Laplante Lévesque, Ariane ^b,e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e OTICON A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

AUDIOLOGY; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84942927223     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: 15589137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-14-0094     Document Type: Article

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