Hearing in advanced age. A study of presbyacusis in 85-, 88- and 90-year-old People

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 207-218

  Jonsson, Radi ^a   Rosenhall, Ulf ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Audiometry; Hearing loss; Longitudinal studies; Presbyacusis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HOME; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031697781     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00206099809072975     Document Type: Article

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