Daily life consequences of hearing loss in the elderly

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 2179-2185

  Solheim, Jorunn ^a,b   Kværner, Kari J ^b,c   Falkenberg, Eva Signe ^b  

^a LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

activity limitation and participation; elderly; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80455156004     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.563815     Document Type: Article

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