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Research Article

Age related hearing loss and level of education: An epidemiological study on a large cohort of isolated populations

Dragana VuckovicDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Ginevra BiinoInstitute of Molecular Genetics, CNR, Pavia, Italy;Institution of Population Genetics, CNR, Sassari, Italy
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Francesco PanuUnità Operativa di Otorinolaringoiatria Ospedale Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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Mario PirastuInstitution of Population Genetics, CNR, Sassari, Italy
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Paolo GaspariniDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy;Institute for Maternal and Child Health – IRCCS ‘Burlo Garofolo’, Trieste, Italy
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Giorgia GirottoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 94-98 | Accepted 01 Apr 2014, Published online: 15 May 2014

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