Relationships among hearing loss, cognition and balance ability in community-dwelling older adults

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1539-1542

  Koh, Da Hyun ^a   Lee, Jong Dae ^b   Lee, Hee Joong ^c  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University   (South Korea)

^c Galam Hearing and Speech Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Balance ability; Cognition; Hearing loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930030483     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.1539     Document Type: Article

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