Effects of health status on word finding in aging

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2300-2305

  Albert, Martin L ^a,c   Spiro III, Avron ^b,c   Sayers, Keely J ^a   Cohen, Jason A ^d   Brady, Christopher B ^a,c   Goral, Mira ^a,e   Obler, Loraine K ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Language

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORD RECOGNITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; VOCABULARY;

EID: 71549130439     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02559.x     Document Type: Article

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