Interrelationships among biological markers of aging, health, activity, acculturation and cognitive performance in late adulthood

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 605-618

  Anstey, Kaarin J ^a,b   Smith, Glen A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH; HEARING; HUMAN; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; VARIANCE; VIBRATION SENSE; VISION;

EID: 0033402911     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.14.4.605     Document Type: Article

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