Effects of auditory and socio-demographic variables on discontinuation of hearing aid use among older adults with hearing loss fitted in the Chilean public health sector
Abstract Background The percentage of older adults with hearing loss who stop using their hearing aids and the variables associated with this phenomenon have not been systematically investigated in South America. This problem is relevant to the region since countries such as Colombia, Brazil and Chi...
Main Authors: | Eduardo Fuentes-López, Adrian Fuente, Gonzalo Valdivia, Manuel Luna-Monsalve |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1260-6 |
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