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Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2026, Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelines, 2nd ed.
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GuidelineRisk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia: WHO guidelines
Year of Publication2019
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Retired
Screening followed by provision of hearing aids should be offered to older people for timely identification and management of hearing loss as recommended in the WHO ICOPE guidelines.
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Integrated care for older people: guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity
Year2017
InstitutionWorld Health Organization