Incidence of presbycusis of Korean populations in Seoul, Kyunggi and Kangwon provinces

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 580-584

  Kim, Hee Nam ^a   Kim, Seong Gook ^a   Lee, Ho Ki ^a   Ohrr, Heechoul ^a   Moon, Sung Kyun ^a   Chi, Janghoon ^b   Lee, Ek Ho ^c   Park, Keehyun ^d   Park, Dong Joon ^e   Lee, Joo Hwan ^a   Yi, Sang Wook ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Frail Elderly; Presbycusis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESBYACUSIS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESBYCUSIS;

EID: 0034305244     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.5.580     Document Type: Article

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