Presbyacusis related to socioeconomic factors and state of health

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 133-140

  Sixt, Eva ^a   Rosenhall, Ulf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Education; Hearing loss; Presbyacusis; Social class; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030761386     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01050399709074986     Document Type: Article

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