Trajectories of cognitive function in late life in the United States: Demographic and socioeconomic predictors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-342

  Karlamangla, Arun S ^a   Miller Martinez, Dana ^b   Aneshensel, Carol S ^b   Seeman, Teresa E ^b   Wight, Richard G ^b   Chodosh, Joshua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aged; Cognition; Health status disparities; Longitudinal studies; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING POPULATION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; LIFESTYLE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGRO; PREDICTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WIDOW; WIDOWER; WORD RECOGNITION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67749091013     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp154     Document Type: Article

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