The health impact of a hearing disability on older people in Australia

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1098-1111

  Hogan, Anthony ^a   O'Loughlin, Kate ^a   Miller, Peta ^b   Kendig, Hal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Safe Work Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Health outcomes; Hearing disability; Threshold effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPNEA; HEALTH; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70449580558     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309347821     Document Type: Article

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