A 3-year follow-up study of social, lifestyle and health predictors of cognitive impairement in a Chinese older cohort

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1389-1396

  Ho, Suzanne C ^a,b   Woo, Jean ^a   Sham, Aprille ^a   Chan, Sieu Gaen ^a   Yu, Ashley L M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese elderly cohort; Cognitive impairement; Predictors

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; LIFESTYLE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 0035709282     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.6.1389     Document Type: Article

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