Smoking and Cognitive Performance in the Community Elderly: A Longitudinal Study

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-22

  Chen, Wei Ta ^b   Wang, Pei Ning ^b   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^b   Fuh, Jong Ling ^b   Lin, Ker Neng ^b   Liu, Hsiu Chih ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Elderly; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; VASCULAR DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING CESSATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0038006971     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988702250510     Document Type: Article

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