Prevalence of hearing impairment in elderly patients referred to the audiology service in Manaus, Amazon

Objective: To describe the audiological findings (type, audiometric configuration, degree of hearing loss) and its association with gender and age in subjects aged over 60 years, treated at outpatient clinic of specialties of Manaus. Methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological descriptive study con...

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Main Authors: Karla Geovanna Moraes Crispim, Rita de Cássia Rodrigues, Aldo Pacheco Ferreira, Inês Echenique Mattos, Lívia Maria Santiago
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Fortaleza 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.unifor.br/images/pdfs/rbps/2012.4_artigo10.pdf