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. 2017 Oct 1;143(10):1054-1055.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1248.

Age-Related Hearing Loss and Communication Breakdown in the Clinical Setting

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Age-Related Hearing Loss and Communication Breakdown in the Clinical Setting

Vikki Cudmore et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. .

Abstract

This cohort study calculates baseline prevalence of communication breakdown in hospital and primary care settings among older adult patients reporting hearing loss.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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