Influence of medical conditions on executive and memory functions in low socioeconomic status African Americans

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 689-698

  Nguyen, Ha T ^a   Evans, Michele K ^a   Zonderman, Alan B ^a  

^a Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Chronic disease; Cognitive function; Comorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 34548294170     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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