Impairments in hearing and vision impact on mortality in older people: the AGES-Reykjavik Study
Author(s) -
Diana Fisher,
Chunfu Li,
M. S. Chiu,
Christa L. Themann,
Hannes Petersen,
Friðbert Jónasson,
Pálmi V. Jónsson,
Jóhanna Eyrún Sverrisdottir,
Melissa Garcia,
T. B. Harris,
L. J. Launer,
Guðný Eiríksdóttir,
Vilmundur Guðnason,
Howard J. Hoffman,
Mary Frances Cotch
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/aft122
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , population , mortality rate , demography , cohort , hearing loss , cohort study , gerontology , audiology , confidence interval , environmental health , sociology
to examine the relationships between impairments in hearing and vision and mortality from all-causes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older people.
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