Level of cognitive performance as a correlate and predictor of health behaviors that protect against cognitive decline in late life: The path through life study

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 600-606

  Anstey, Kaarin J ^a   Low, Lee Fay ^b   Christensen, Helen ^a   Sachdev, Perminder ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antihypertensives; Cholesterol; Cognitive decline; Complementary medicine; Epidemiology; Physical activity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350165306     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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