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Research Article

Relationship between self-reported hearing and measured hearing impairment in an elderly population in Finland

Jaakko Salonen *Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turku University Hospital, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Reijo Johansson *Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turku University Hospital, Finland
,
Seppo Karjalainen *Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Turku University Hospital, Finland
,
Tero Vahlberg Department of Biostatistics, University of Turku, Finland
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Raimo Isoaho Institute of Clinical Medicine, General Practice, University of Turku, Finland
Pages 297-302 | Received 25 Oct 2010, Accepted 11 Dec 2010, Published online: 08 Feb 2011

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