Physical and cognitive function in midlife: Reciprocal effects? A 5-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 468-473

  Elovainio, M ^a,c,e   Kivimaki M ^a,b   Ferrie, J E ^a   Gimeno, D ^a   De Vogli, R ^a   Virtanen, M ^b   Vahtera, J ^b   Brunner, E J ^a   Marmot, M G ^a   Singh Manoux, A ^a,d  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL THINKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHONEME; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; SHORT FORM 36; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING;

EID: 67049117737     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.081505     Document Type: Article

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