Self-evaluation scores of hearing difficulties and quality of life components among retired workers with noise-related hearing loss

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 119-128

  Miyakita, T ^a   Ueda, A ^a   Zusho, H ^b   Kudoh, Y ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANTO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HEARING DISABILITIES AND HANDICAP SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AUDITION;

EID: 0037033860     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2001.3898     Document Type: Article

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