Association between hearing and vision impairments in older adults
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Association of Co-Existing Impairments in Cognition and Self-Rated Vision and Hearing With Health Outcomes in Older Adults
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عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0275-5408
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2011.00876.x