Audiometry screening and interpretation

American Family Physician

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-47

  Walker, Jennifer Junnila ^a   Cleveland, Leanne M ^b   Davis, Jenny L ^c   Seales, Jennifer S ^d  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson   (United States)

^c LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^d US Gen Leonard Wood Army Hosp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETER; AUDITORY CANAL; AUDITORY SCREENING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BONE CONDUCTION; CERUMEN IMPACTION; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REIMBURSEMENT; SPEECH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874455134     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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