Cognition and mortality from the major causes of death: the Health and Lifestyle Survey

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-152

  Shipley, Beverly A ^a   Der, Geoff ^a   Taylor, Michelle D ^a   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Cognition; Information processing speed; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STROKE; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48949119315     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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