Childhood living conditions, socioeconomic position in adulthood, and cognition in later life: Exploring the associations

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 750-757

  Fors, Stefan ^a   Lennartsson, Carin ^a   Lundberg, Olle ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childhood conditions; Cognition; Life course; Old age; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAREER CHOICE; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350452084     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp029     Document Type: Article

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