Hearing loss in relation to educational attainment and cognitive abilities: A population study

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 172-175

  Teasdale, Thomas W ^a   Sorensen, Mogens H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Draft Board Office   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; Educational level; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOMETRICS; STATISTICS;

EID: 34047238952     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020601089484     Document Type: Article

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