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Research Article

Subjective hearing-related quality-of-life is a major factor in the decision to continue using hearing aids among older persons

Yukihide MaedaDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Akiko SugayaDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Rie NagayasuDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Atsuko NakagawaDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Kazunori NishizakiDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
Pages 919-922 | Received 27 Feb 2016, Accepted 11 Apr 2016, Published online: 20 May 2016

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