Association between cerumen impaction, cognitive function and hearing in Japanese elderly

Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-329

  Sugiura, Saiko ^a   Uchida, Yasue ^a,b   Nakashima, Tsutomu ^c   Nishita, Yukiko ^a   Tange, Chikako ^a   Ando, Fujiko ^a,d   Shimokata, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d AICHI SHUKUTOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerumen; Cognitive function; Elderly; Hearing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009592471     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.49.325     Document Type: Article

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