Hearing loss: A global health issue

The Lancet

Volumn 385, Issue 9972, 2015, Pages 943-944

  Looi, Lai Meng ^a   Ganten, Detlev ^b   McGrath, Peter F ^c   Gross, Manfred ^d   Griffin, George E ^e  

^a Academy of Sciences Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b Saxonian Academy of Sciences   (Germany)

^c InterAcademy Panel   (Italy)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEARING LOSS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84927171748     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60208-2     Document Type: Letter

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