The relationship between hearing impairment and depression in older veterans [9]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1475-1477

  Abrams, Thad E ^a,b   Barnett, Mitchell J ^a,b   Hoth, Angela ^a,b   Schultz, Susan ^b   Kaboli, Peter J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACIST; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; TINNITUS; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 33748417995     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00875.x     Document Type: Letter

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