Cerebral white matter lesions and cognitive function in a non-demented Chinese veteran cohort

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-122

  Zhou, G ^a   Ren, S ^a   Chen, N ^a   Duan, L ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Fang, S ^a   Zhao, W ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cerebral white matter lesions; Chinese; Cognitive impairement; Elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBRAL WHITE MATTER LESION; CHINESE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VETERAN; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 39149115706     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600115     Document Type: Article

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