Association between hearing impairment and frailty in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1186-1188

  Kamil, Rebecca J ^a   Li, Lingsheng ^b   Lin, Frank R ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING AID; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84902326075     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12860     Document Type: Letter

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