Hearing loss and cognition among older adults in the United States

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1131-1136

  Lin, Frank R ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Hearing loss; Sensory decline

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITION; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052882287     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr115     Document Type: Article

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