Acquired dual sensory impairment: In an estimated 30,000-35,000 people aged 55 years or over in the Netherlands;Gecombineerde visus- en gehoorbeperking: Naar schatting bij 30.000-35.000 55-plussers in Nederland

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 151, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 1459-1463

  Vaal, J ^a   Gussekloo, J ^b   De Klerk, M M Y ^c   Frijters, D H M ^d   Evenhuis, H M ^e   Van Beek, A P A ^f   Van Nispen, R M A ^a   Smits, C ^a   Deeg, D J H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau   (Netherlands)

^d Prismant Health Care and Advise Institute   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 34447284722     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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