Hearing loss and paid employment: Australian population survey findings

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 117-122

  Hogan, Anthony ^a   O'Loughlin, Kate ^a   Davis, Adrian ^b   Kendig, Hal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Hearing loss; Income; Occupation; Unemployment; Workforce participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; WORK DISABILITY; AGE; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67449094651     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020802449008     Document Type: Article

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