Prevalence of untreated hearing loss by income among older adults in the United States

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1812-1818

  Mamo, Sara K ^a   Nieman, Carrie L ^a   Lin, Frank R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Hearing aids; Hearing loss; Low cost amplification

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUDIOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AUDIOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994588771     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0164     Document Type: Article

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