Education and cognitive decline in older Americans: Results from the AHEAD sample

Research on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-94

  Alley, Dawn ^a   Suthers, Kristen ^b   Crimmins, Eileen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Education; Growth curve modeling; Memory; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33751395485     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027506294245     Document Type: Article

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