King - Assessment of Hearing Disability - Paperback Book

King

Assessment of Hearing Disability\n\nGuidelines for Medicolegal Practice\n\nP. King (Author), R. Coles (Author)\n\n9781870332040, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 29 October 1992\n\n128 pages\n25 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.284 kg\n\nThis is the report of the Inter-Society Working Group on Hearing Disability, which was founded in 1986 and completed its work in 1991. The report proposes a method for the quantification of hearing disability resulting from hearing impairment for the purposes of description and compensation, with particular reference to noise-induced hearing deficit. The book will be of interest to medical specialists concerned with the assessment of hearing disability as well as to legal professionals dealing with compensation claims in this area and to those with an academic interest in disability assessment.\n\nPart 1.\nIntroduction. \nHistorical Background and Terms of Reference. \nRationale and Philosophy, Scope and Report. \nPart 2. \nDefinitions Particular to this Rep]