Impact of hearing impairment on spousal mental health: The Nord-Trøndelag health study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-275

  Ask, Helga ^a   Krog, Norun Hjertager ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Hearing; Mental health; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUDIOMETRY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952895421     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp176     Document Type: Article

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