Journal Reviews

Assessment of audiological needs

2 September 2022 | | Audiology - Adult | Audiology, client-centered care, disability and health, international classification of functioning, knowledge-to-action framework, needs assessment, persons with hearing loss

A thorough assessment of audiological needs is crucial for a successful audiological rehabilitation. This study concentrated on creating the Québec Audiological Assessment Protocol for Younger and Older Adults (QAAP-YOA) that could be easily adopted in audiological clinics. The authors used...

A global view of thyroid surgery practices

1 November 2017 | | American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines, epidemiology, international, survey, thyroid

The incidence of thyroid cancer continues to increase, and both surgery for benign and malignant disease carries an important and persistent incidence of perioperative complications. This paper reports the results of an electronic survey sent to members of seven surgical...