Audiometric thresholds and prevalence of tinnitus among male veterans in the united states: Data from the National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-515

  Folmer, Robert L ^a,b   McMillan, Garnett P ^a,b   Austin, Donald F ^a,b   Henry, James A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR REHABILITATIVE AUDITORY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiometry; Epidemiology; Hearing loss; NHANES; Noise exposure; Prevalence; Rehabilitation; Thresholds; Tinnitus; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AUDIOMETRY; HEARING LOSS; NHANES; NOISE EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; THRESHOLDS; TINNITUS; VETERANS;

AUDIOMETERS; NOISE POLLUTION; NUTRITION; SURVEYS;

AUDITION;

ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TINNITUS; TYMPANOMETRY; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; TINNITUS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960785569     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.07.0138     Document Type: Article

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