Impairment of Both Vision and Hearing Among Older Adults: Prevalence and Impact on Quality of Life

Generations

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-56

  Brennan, Mark ^a  

^a Arlene R Gordon Research Institute   (United States)

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