Age-related differences in cognition: Lifestyle, health status, coping and sociodemographic factors

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-139

  Evers, Silvia M A A ^a   Stevens, Fred C J ^a   Diederiks, Joseph P M ^a   Ponds, Rudolph W H M ^a   Kaplan, Charlie ^a   Drop, Maria J ^a   Metsemakers, Job F M ^a   Jolles, Jelle ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive ageing; Lifestyle; Meta memory; Perceived health status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0031866367     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/8.2.133     Document Type: Article

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