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Social determinants of health associated with attitudes towards hearing loss and hearing aids in older adults fitted in a Latin American country: validation of the ALHQ questionnaire into Spanish

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Pages 927-937 | Received 02 Apr 2021, Accepted 28 Jun 2022, Published online: 14 Jul 2022

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