An operation under general anesthesia as a risk factor for age-related cognitive decline: Results from a large cross-sectional population study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1258-1265

  Dijkstra, Jeanette B ^a,b   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^a   Houx, Peter J ^a   Jolles, Jellemer ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031720498     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb04542.x     Document Type: Article

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