Near vision impairment predicts cognitive decline: Data from the Hispanic established populations for epidemiologic studies of the elderly

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 681-686

  Reyes Ortiz, Carlos A ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a,b   DiNuzzo, Anthony R ^a   Ray, Laura A ^b   Raji, Mukaila A ^a   Markides, Kyriakos S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; EPESE; MMSE blind; Near vision; Older Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STROKE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HEARING LOSS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEXICO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; UNITED STATES; VISION, LOW;

EID: 18944389532     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53219.x     Document Type: Article

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