Age-related hearing loss, vitamin B-12, and folate in elderly women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 564-571

  Houston, Denise K ^b   Johnson, Mary Ann ^a   Nozza, Robert J ^b   Gunter, Elaine W ^b   Shea, Kelly J ^b   Cutler, G Michelle ^b   Edmonds, Jean T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; Atrophic gastritis; Elderly; Folate; Hearing impairment; Humans; Impaired hearing; Presbyacusis; Presbycusis; Vitamin B 12; Women

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0033004217     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.3.564     Document Type: Article

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