Head injuries and cognitive decline among older adults a population- based study

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 557-562

  Luukinen, Heikki ^a,b   Viramo, P ^a,b   Koski, K ^a,b   Laippala, P ^c   Kivela S L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033022354     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.3.557     Document Type: Article

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