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Do We Know the Real Need for Hearing Rehabilitation at the Population Level? Hearing Impairments in the 5- to 75-Year-Old Cross-Sectional Finnish Population

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Pages 53-59 | Received 04 Dec 1997, Accepted 02 Sep 1998, Published online: 03 Mar 2011

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