Hearing in the elderly: The framingham cohort, 1983-1985 Part 1. Basic audiometric test results

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 247-256

  Gates, George A ^a   Cooper, J C ^b   Kannel, William B ^c   Miller, Nancy J ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUDIOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PRESBYCUSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0025040275     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003446-199008000-00001     Document Type: Article

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