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Original Article

Accuracy of Self-reported Hearing Loss

David M. Nondahl Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Karen J. Cruickshanks Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Terry L. Wiley department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Ted S. Tweed department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Ronald Klein Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Barbara E. K Klein Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Pages 295-301 | Received 09 Jun 1997, Accepted 01 Sep 1997, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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