Cognitive function in 70-year-old men and women. A 16-year cohort difference population study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-126

  Steen, G ^a   Berg, S ^a   Steen, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Cohort differences; Elderly; Population study

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGIC; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031848879     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339646     Document Type: Article

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