Age, Vascular Risk, and Cognitive Decline in an Older, British, African-Caribbean Population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1547-1553

  Stewart, Robert ^a   Prince, Martin ^b   Mann, Anthony ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Cognitive decline; Diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORIENTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL MEMORY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIBBEAN REGION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0242408493     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51504.x     Document Type: Article

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