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Hearing problems among seniors.
According to national data from the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), about 3% of the Canadian household population aged 12 or older had some type of difficulty with their hearing. Because hearing problems tend to increase with age, seniors are disproportionately affected. Although seniors accounted for just 14% of the 12-or-older household population, they represented 55% of people...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080360