Frequency of hearing loss in a series of rural communities of five developing countries located along the Silk Road

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Girotto, Giorgia ^a   Pirastu, Nicola ^a   Gasparini, Alessandra ^b   D'Adamo, Pio ^a   Gasparini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b Trieste   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study; Frequency of hearing loss; Silk Road

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AZERBAIJAN; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; KAZAKHSTAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAJIKISTAN; UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 81255167101     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: 16513835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1651386X.2011.616282     Document Type: Article

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