Socioeconomic Position and Health-Seeking Behavior for Hearing Loss Among Older Adults in England.

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Published in J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci on March 24, 2014

Authors

Lenka Benova1, Emily Grundy2, George B Ploubidis3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. lenka.benova@lshtm.ac.uk.
2: Department of Social Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
3: Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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