Hearing loss is associated with social isolation.
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Published online: March 09, 2021
Footnotes
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
This work was supported by Independence at Home (IAH), a community benefit of SCAN Health Plan, Long Beach, CA. The Sponsor provided feedback to study design and participated in final preparation of the paper.
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Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.