Knowledge of memory aging in adulthood

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-334

  Hawley, Karri S ^a,c   Cherry, Katie E ^a   Su, L Joseph ^b   Chiu, Y U Wen ^b   Jazwinski, S Michal ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34547121245     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/09X3-LGJN-K4TE-GL7U     Document Type: Article

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