Comparative analysis of cognitive impairment among Mexicans and Spanish-speaking immigrant's elders

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 292-314

  Mejía, Silvia ^a   Miguel, Alejandro ^a   Gutiérrez, Luis Miguel ^a   Villa, Antonio R ^a   Ostrosky Solis, Feggy ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Functional impairment; Prevalence estimates; Spanish speaking elders

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEMORY; ORIENTATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VERBAL MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646593841     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264305285665     Document Type: Article

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