Hearing in the elderly ≤ 80 years of age. Prevalence of problems and sensitivity

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-106

  Parving, Agnete ^a   Biering Sørensen, Maja ^a   Bech, Birgitte ^a   Christensen, Birger ^a   Sørensen, Mette Sørup ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elderly 80 years of age; Hearing; Hearing sensitivity; Prevalence; Speech

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; URBAN POPULATION; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030633330     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01050399709074981     Document Type: Article

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