Prospective association of smoking and alcohol use with cognitive function in an elderly cohort

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1271-1281

  Edelstein, Sharon L ^a   Kritz Silverstein, Donna ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SENESCENCE; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032449378     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1998.7.1271     Document Type: Article

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