Alcohol exposure and cognitive development: An example of why we need a contextualized, dynamic life course approach to cognitive ageing - A mini-review

Gerontology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 283-291

  Anstey, Kaarin J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cognition; Dementia; Life course epidemiology; Lifespan psychology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLIMATE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; DIET; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 53649085103     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000161735     Document Type: Short Survey

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