Estimates of the number of adults in England, Wales, and Scotland with a hearing loss

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-61

  Akeroyd, Michael A ^a   Foreman, Kay ^a   Holman, Jack A ^a  

^a MRC INSTITUTE OF HEARING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENSUSES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891466640     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.850539     Document Type: Letter

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