Dynamics of cognitive aging: Distinguishing functional age and disease from chronologic age in a population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1045-1054

  Graham, J E ^a,b   Mitnitski, A B ^c   Mogilner, A J ^d   Rockwood, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive disorders; Dementia; Health; Methods; Morbidity; Population

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0032737835     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009928     Document Type: Article

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