High medical co-morbidity and family history of dementia is associated with lower cognitive function in older patients

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 339-343

  Morrow, Lisa A ^a,b   Snitz, Beth E ^a   Rodriquez, Eric G ^a   Huber, Kimberly A ^a   Saxton, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Family history of dementia; Medical co morbidity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349558883     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp047     Document Type: Article

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