Cognition and Screening for Hearing Loss in Nursing Home Residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 744-747

  Jupiter, Tina ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Hearing loss; Skilled nursing facility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCREENING;

EID: 84866768358     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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