International survey of audiologists during the COVID-19 pandemic: use of and attitudes to telehealth.
To determine the attitudes of audiologists towards telehealth and use of telehealth for the delivery of ear and hearing services pre-, during- and post- the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify the perceived effects of telehealth on services and barriers to telehealth. An online survey distributed thr...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Audiology Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 283 - 293 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2022
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