Association of hearing impairment and mortality in older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-90

  Genther, Dane J ^a,b   Betz, Joshua ^b,c   Pratt, Sheila ^d,e   Kritchevsky, Steven B ^f   Martin, Kathryn R ^g   Harris, Tamara B ^h   Helzner, Elizabeth ⁱ   Satterfield, Suzanne ^j   Xue, Qian Li ^a,b   Yaffe, Kristine ^k   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^a,h   Lin, Frank R ^a,b,c  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

ⁱ SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Longevity; Outcomes; Public health; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AUDIOMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TENNESSEE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUDIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84922439106     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu094     Document Type: Article

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