Open AccessHearing impairment and incident disability and all-cause mortality in older British community-dwelling men
Author(s) -
Ann Liljas,
S. Goya Wannamethee,
Peter H. Whincup,
Olia Papacosta,
Kate Walters,
Steve Iliffe,
Lucy Len,
Lívia A. Carvalho,
Sheena E Ramsay
Publication year - 2016
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/afw080
Subject(s) - medicine , activities of daily living , gerontology , cohort study , hearing loss , prospective cohort study , cohort , audiology , physical therapy , surgery , pathology
hearing impairment is common in older adults and has been implicated in the risk of disability and mortality. We examined the association between hearing impairment and risk of incident disability and all-cause mortality.
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