Sensory and cognitive association in older persons: Findings from an older Australian population

Gerontology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 386-394

  Tay, Tien ^a   Jie, Jin Wang ^a,b   Kifley, Annette ^a   Lindley, Richard ^b   Newall, Philip ^c   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Blue Mountains Eye Study; Cognitive impairment; Hearing loss; Older population; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33750554056     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095129     Document Type: Article

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