Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use in Hispanic Adults: Results from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Lee, David J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ437011

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Publication Date: 1991

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Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Use in Hispanic Adults: Results from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Lee, David J.; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v81 n11 p1471-74 Nov 1991

Data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey are used to investigate the prevalence of hearing loss and hearing aid use among 1,682 Mexican-American, 441 Cuban-American, and 628 Puerto Rican adults. Hearing loss, very prevalent in the general population, is also highly prevalent in the Hispanic-American population. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cubans, Ethnic Groups, Health Promotion, Hearing Aids, Hearing Impairments, Hispanic Americans, Incidence, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Florida (Miami); New York (New York)

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