Cognitive decline in high-functioning older adults: Reserve or ascertainment bias?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-270

  Tuokko, H ^a   Garrett, D D ^a   McDowell, I ^b   Silverberg, N ^a   Kristjansson, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0042031561     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000120750     Document Type: Article

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