An epidemiologic study of tinnitus in a population in Jiangsu Province, China

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 578-585

  Xu, Xia ^a,b   Bu, Xingkuan ^a,b   Zhou, Ling ^a,b   Xing, Guangqian ^a,b   Liu, Cheng ^a,b   Wang, Dengyuan ^a,b  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Impairment   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hearing impairment; Prevalence; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING; HEARING DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NOISE INJURY; OTITIS MEDIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINNITUS; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TINNITUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855209978     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.22.9.3     Document Type: Article

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