Cognitive impairment and associated risk factors among aged community members

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 564-569

  Yen, Yung Chieh ^a,b   Yang, Ming Jen ^c   Shih, Chun Hua ^c   Lung, For Wey ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Calo Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire; Social activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 3042733031     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1131     Document Type: Article

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