Leg length, cognitive impairment and cognitive decline in an African-Caribbean population

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 266-272

  Mak, Zanete ^a   Kim, Jae Min ^b   Stewart, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

African Carribean; Anthropometric measures; Cognitive decline; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Leg length

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILIAC CREST; INTERVIEW; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL TEST; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL CLASS; WEST INDIES;

EID: 33645573445     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1458     Document Type: Article

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