Combined functional visual and hearing impairment in a population aged 75 and older in Finland and its influence on activities of daily living [3]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1748-1749

  Lupsakko, Taina A ^a   Mäntyjärvi, Maija I ^b   Sulkava, Raimo O ^b   Kautiainen, Hannu J ^c  

^a Geriatrics Social and Welfare Health Center of Äanekoski   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FINLAND; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FINLAND; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0036800423     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50476.x     Document Type: Letter

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