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Prevalence and characteristics of tinnitus in older adults: the Blue Mountains Hearing Study: Prevalencia y características del acúfeno en adultos mayores: el Estudio de Audición Blue Mountains

Doungkamol Sindhusake Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, New South Wales, Australia
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Paul Mitchell Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Philip Newall Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia
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Maryanne Golding Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia
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Elena Rochtchina Department of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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George Rubin Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, New South Wales, Australia
Pages 289-294 | Received 18 Jan 2002, Accepted 01 Jul 2002, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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