Hearing screening for older adults using hearing questionnaires

Clinical Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 21-27

  Milstein, Doron ^a   Weinstein, Barbara E ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRESBYACUSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 34250679435     PISSN: 10951598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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