Who Remains Cognitively Intact among the 80+ Age Group?

Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 141-145

  Strain, Laurel A ^a   Blandford, Audrey A ^a   St John, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Cognitive functioning; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0142091574     PISSN: 14963892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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