Screening for handicapping hearing loss in the elderly

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-62

  Gates, George A ^a   Murphy, Michael ^a   Rees, Thomas S ^a   Fraher, Arlene ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY SCREENING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

EID: 0037249671     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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