This is a partnership between all of us: Audiologists’ perceptions of family member involvement in hearing rehabilitation

American Journal of Audiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 536-548

  Meyer, Carly ^a,b   Scarinci, Nerina ^a,b   Ryan, Brooke ^a,b   Hickson, Louise ^a,b  

^a HEARing CRC ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUDIOLOGIST; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COOPERATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUDIOLOGISTS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CORRECTION OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951779362     PISSN: 10590889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/2015_AJA-15-0026     Document Type: Article

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