Self reported hearing loss among elderly malaysians

Malaysian Family Physician

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-94

  Rosdina, A K ^a   Leelavathi, M ^b   Zaitun, A ^c   Lee, V K M ^d   Azimah, M N ^b   Majmin, S H ^b   Mohd, K A ^e  

^a Kelinik Kesihatan Senggarang ^*  (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^e Sultanah Fatimah Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hearing impairment; Hearing loss; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956263400     PISSN: 1985207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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