Are changes in sensory disability, reaction time, and grip strength associated with changes in memory and crystallized intelligence? A longitudinal analysis in an elderly community sample

Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 276-292

  Christensen, H ^a   Korten, A E ^a   Mackinnon, A J ^b   Jorm, A F ^a   Hendersona, A S ^a   Rodgers, B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive change; Grip; Longitudinal study; Sensory disability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033808281     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022172     Document Type: Article

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