Religion and cognitive dysfunction in an elderly cohort

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Van Ness, Peter H ^a   Kasl, Stanislav V ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037244302     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/58.1.S21     Document Type: Article

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