Influences of preclinical dementia and impending death on the magnitude of age-related cognitive deficits

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 435-442

  Bäckman, Lars ^a,b,c   Laukka, Erika Jonsson ^b,c   Wahlin, Åke ^b,c   Small, Brent J ^d   Fratiglioni, Laura ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MORTALITY; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036715275     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.17.3.435     Document Type: Article

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