Terminal decline and markers of cerebro- and cardiovascular disease: Findings from a longitudinal study of the oldest old

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Hassing, Linda B ^a   Johansson, Boo ^a   Berg, Stig ^a   Nilsson, Sven E ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^a   Hofer, Scott M ^a   McClearn, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036235456     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/57.3.P268     Document Type: Article

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