Study finds higher cardiovascular fitness associated with greater hearing acuity

Hearing Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 32-40

  Alessio, Helaine M ^a   Hutchinson, Kathleen M ^b   Price, Angela L ^c   Reinart, Loren ^e   Sautman, Molly J ^d  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d United Rehabilitation Services   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NOISE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOGENESIS; PRESBYACUSIS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037716488     PISSN: 07457472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000293292.87003.3d     Document Type: Article

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