Community-dwelling older adults with hearing loss experience greater decline in cognitive function over time than those with normal hearing

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 60-61

  Surprenant, Aimee M ^a   DiDonato, Roberta ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84897529531     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101375     Document Type: Note

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