Gender differences in cognitive function with age: The Rancho Bernardo study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-164

  Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a   Kritz Silverstein, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive function; Gender differences; Men; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; RECALL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0032932304     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb04573.x     Document Type: Article

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