Hearing aid fitting at SUS (Brazilian Public Health Care System) compared with a compact fitting model
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Hearing aid fitting at SUS (Brazilian Public Health Care System) compared with a compact fitting model.
UNLABELLED In the present days it is critical to identify the factors that contribute to the quality of the audiologic care provided. The hearing aid fitting model proposed by the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) implies multidisciplinary care. This leads to some relevant and current questions. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the results of the hearing aid fitting model proposed by the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1808-8694
DOI: 10.5935/1808-8694.20130051