Correlates of cognitive function in middle-aged adults

Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-105

  Cerhan, James R ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^a   Mortimer, James A ^a,b   Shahar, Eval ^a   Knopman, David S ^b   McGovern, Paul G ^a   Hays, Melissa A ^c   Crum, Larry D ^c   Heiss, Gerardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive disorders; Dementia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THICKNESS; WORD RECOGNITION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING;

EID: 0031884358     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021991     Document Type: Article

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