Memory complaint as a predictor of cognitive decline: A comparison of African American and White elders

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-184

  Blazer, Dan G ^a   Hays, Judith C ^b   Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^b   Gold, Deborah T ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PREDICTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0030939126     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439700900202     Document Type: Article

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