Interaction effects of education and health status on cognitive change: A 6-year follow-up of the maastricht aging study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-529

  Meijer, Willemien A ^a,b   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^a,b   Van Gerven, Pascal W M ^b   Van Hooren, Susan A H ^c   Jolles, Jelle ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Education; Health; Memory; Reserve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350072580     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902860821     Document Type: Article

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