Hearing aid effectiveness after aural rehabilitation - individual versus group (HEARING) trial: RCT design and baseline characteristics

• Main Authors: Heagerty Patrick J (Author), Liu Chuan-Fen (Author), Souza Pamela E (Author), Collins Margaret P (Author), Amtmann Dagmar (Author), Yueh Bevan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hearing impairment is the most common body system disability in veterans. In 2008, nearly 520,000 veterans had a disability for hearing loss through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Changes in eligibility for hearing aid serv...