The prevalence of hearing loss in an elderly population in Rio de Janeiro: A cross-sectional study

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 654-659

  Mattos, Leila Couto ^b,c   Veras, Renato Peixoto ^a,b,c  

^a UERJ

^b UERJ ^*

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiology; Hearing loss; Presbyacusis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 43549120578     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1808-8694(15)30126-9     Document Type: Article

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