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Original Article

Genetic and environmental influences on hearing at different frequencies separately for the better and worse hearing ear in older women

Anne Viljanen Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jaakko Kaprio Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Ilmari Pyykkö Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
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Martti Sorri Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Oulu, Finland
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Markku Kauppinen Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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Markku Koskenvuo Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Taina Rantanen Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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Pages 772-779 | Received 02 Feb 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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