Hearing loss and risk of early retirement. The HUNT study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 617-622

  Helvik, Anne Sofie ^a,b   Krokstad, Steinar ^a,c,d   Tambs, Kristian ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d Levanger Hospital   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; RETIREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880907351     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cks118     Document Type: Article

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