Hearing loss, sick leave, and disability pension: findings from the HUNT follow-up study

• Main Authors: Astrid Ytrehus Jørgensen (Author), Lisa Aarhus (Author), Bo Engdahl (Author), Bernt Bratsberg (Author), Vegard Fykse Skirbekk (Author), Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Evidence on the association between hearing loss and sick leave or disability pension is to a great extent based on few cross-sectional studies and remains unclear. We aim to assess the associations in a long-term follow-up population study. Methods We used baseline data from a l...