Health habits and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in old age: A prospective study on the effects of exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 621-623

  Broe, G A ^a   Creasey, H ^a   Jorm, A F ^b   Bennett, H P ^a   Casey, B ^a   Waite, L M ^a   Grayson, D A ^a,c   Cullen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0031737148     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01449.x     Document Type: Article

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