Screening for hearing loss in older adults: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 655-661

  Moyer, Virginia A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AUDITORY SCREENING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; AGED; ECONOMICS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TEST; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING TESTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84868632293     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-9-201211060-00526     Document Type: Review

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