Community provision of hearing aids and related audiology services.
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Authors' objectives To undertake a systematic review of the evidence relating to community provisions of NHS hearing aids and related audiology services for adults. The review was supplemented by primary research: a national 'provider survey' of NHS audiology/hearing aid service managers, a 'community clinic survey' involving a sample of all NHS audiology/hearing aid centres and a costing study. Only data pertaining to the systematic review is presented here.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Health technology assessment
دوره 4 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000