The prevalence and correlates of self-reported hearing impairment in the Ibadan Study of Ageing

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 518-523

  Lasisi, Akeem O ^a   Abiona, Taiwo ^a   Gureje, Oye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Demographic factors; Elderly; Hearing impairment; Lifestyle; Nigeria; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRESBYACUSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954535367     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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