SELF REPORTED HEARING LOSS AMONG ELDERLY MALAYSIANS

A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients attending a primary care facility to determine the prevalence of self reported hearing loss using a single question, “Do you have hearing loss?” Pure tone audiometry was performed to compare the accuracy of the self report. A total of 111 patients we...

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Main Authors: MAJMIN SH, AZIMAH MN, LEE VKM, ZAITUN A, LEELAVATHI M, ROSDINA AK, MOHD KA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2010-01-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2010v5n2/pdf/Hearing_Loss.pdf