A prospective study of cognitive function in the elderly

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 919-930

  Korten, A E ^a   Henderson, A S ^b   Christensen, H ^b   Jorm, A F ^b   Rodgers, B ^b   Jacomb, P ^b   Mackinnon, A J ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030743784     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291797005217     Document Type: Article

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