Are sensory and cognitive declines associated in older persons seeking aged care services? Findings from a pilot study

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 254-259

  Tay, Tien ^a   Kifley, Annette ^a   Lindley, Richard ^a   Landau, Peter ^a   Ingham, Nicholas ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a   Wang, Jie Jin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition disorders; Frail elderly; Hearing loss; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETER; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; SENSORY ANALYSIS; STROKE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33745469322     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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