Biomarkers, health, lifestyle, and demographic variables as correlates of reaction time performance in early, middle, and late adulthood

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-21

  Anstey, Kaarin J ^a   Dear, Keith ^a   Christensen, Helen ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME;

EID: 12844265486     PISSN: 02724987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724980443000232     Document Type: Article

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