The relationship between sensory impairment and functional independence among elderly.

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Published in BMC Geriatr on May 07, 2004

Authors

Parminder Raina1, Micheline Wong, Helen Massfeller

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. praina@mcmaster.ca

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