Validity of self-reported hearing loss in adults: Performance of three single questions

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 824-830

  Ferrite, Silvia ^a   Santana, Vilma Sousa ^a   Marshall, Stephen William ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Hearing loss, diagnosis; Questionnaires, utilization; Sensitivity and specificity; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 83455257729     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102011005000050     Document Type: Article

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