Addressing Hearing and Vision Impairment in Long-Term Care: An Important and Often-Neglected Care Priority.

J Am Med Dir Assoc

Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Published: June 2021

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