Functional Status and Hearing Impairments in Women at Midlife
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Functional status and hearing impairments in women at midlife.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/55.3.s190