Can we understand why cognitive function predicts mortality? Results from the Caerphilly Prospective Study (CaPS)

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 535-544

  Gallacher, John ^a   Bayer, Anthony ^b   Dunstan, Frank ^a   Yarnell, John ^c   Elwood, Peter ^a   Ben Shlomo, Yoav ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wales Heart Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Confounding; Lifecourse; Mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350147252     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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