Genetic and environmental links between cognitive and physical functions in old age

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-72

  Johnson, Wendy ^a,b   Deary, Ian J ^a   McGue, Matt ^b,c   Christensen, Kaare ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetic and environmental correlation; Late life cognitive ability; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SELF REPORT; TWINS; WALKING;

EID: 61549105315     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbn033     Document Type: Article

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