Effects of demographic and health variables on Rasch scaled cognitive scores

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 435-464

  Zelinski, Elizabeth M ^a   Gilewski, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Developmental discontinuity; Health

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DYNAMICS; GERONTOLOGY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; RASCH SCALED COGNITIVE SCORE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041303345     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264303253499     Document Type: Article

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