The Valby project: A survey of hearing in the elderly ≤ 80 years of age not provided with hearing aids

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-41

  Biering Sørensen, Maja ^a   Christensen, Birger ^a   Sørensen, Mette S ^a   Parving, Agnete ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitudes to hearing aids; Elderly; Hearing levels; Self reported hearing problems

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031054380     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01050399709074973     Document Type: Article

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