Guide for the Evaluation of Hearing Handicap

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 241, Issue 19, 1979, Pages 2055-2059

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Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SYSTEM; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING LOSS; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMAN;

EID: 0018420826     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1979.03290450053025     Document Type: Article

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