Predictors of decline in MMSE scores among older Mexican Americans

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Nguyen, Ha T ^a   Black, Sandra A ^a   Ray, Laura A ^a   Espino, David V ^a   Markides, Kyriakos S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

SAMBUCUS NIGRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0036199707     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.3.M181     Document Type: Article

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