A twin-study of genetic contributions to hearing acuity in late middle age

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1294-1299

  Wingfield, Arthur ^a   Panizzon, Mathew ^b   Grant, Michael D ^b   Toomey, Rosemary ^b,c   Kremen, William S ^d   Franz, Carol E ^d   Jacobson, Kristen C ^e   Eisen, Seth A ^f   Lyons, Michael ^b,c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BIOMETRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING ACUITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37349107022     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.11.1294     Document Type: Article

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