Assessment of lifetime participation in cognitively stimulating activities

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 634-642

  Wilson, Robert S ^a,b   Barnes, Lisa L ^a,b   Bennett, David A ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING; LIFE STYLE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF STIMULATION;

EID: 0038015265     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.25.5.634.14572     Document Type: Article

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