The impact of vision and hearing impairments on health in old age

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1029-1031

  Guralnik, Lack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CATARACT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032814447     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01301.x     Document Type: Editorial

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