Genetic and Environmental Transactions Linking Cognitive Ability, Physical Fitness, and Education in Late Life

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-62

  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

educational attainment; genetic and environmental influences; late life cognitive ability; physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APTITUDE; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 64649102471     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013929     Document Type: Article

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