The effect of education and occupational complexity on rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 147-152

  Andel, Ross ^a   Vigen, Cheryl ^b   Mack, Wendy J ^b   Clark, Linda J ^b   Gatz, Margaret ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive reserve; Complexity of work; Lifetime occupation; Mini mental state examination; Mixed effects models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ONSET AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 33644906126     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617706060206     Document Type: Article

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