Comorbidity in adults with hearing difficulties: Which chronic medical conditions are related to hearing impairment?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 392-401

  Stam, Mariska ^a   Kostense, Piet J ^a   Lemke, Ulrike ^b   Merkus, Paul ^a   Smit, Jan H ^a   Festen, Joost M ^a   Kramer, Sophia E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Phonak AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adults; Comorbidity; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Hearing problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH RECEPTION THRESHOLD TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900807505     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2013.879340     Document Type: Article

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