Quality of life in patients with untreated age-related hearing loss

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 835-841

  Chew, H S ^a   Yeak, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hearing Loss; Quality Of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEARING HANDICAP INVENTORY FOR THE ELDERLY SCREENING VERSION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM 36;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, HIGH-FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77955852429     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110000757     Document Type: Article

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