Hearing loss in older adults

American Family Physician

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1150-1156

  Walling, Anne D ^a   Dickson, Gretchen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CERUMINOLYTIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY CANAL; CERUMEN IMPACTION; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; EARDRUM; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR IMPLANT; NOISE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; VOICE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84863197362     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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