Do pulmonary function and smoking behavior predict cognitive function? Findings from a british sample

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 265-275

  Emery, Charles F ^a   Huppert, Felicia A ^b   Schein, Rebecca L ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Pulmonary function; Smoking history

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031484434     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708407404     Document Type: Article

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