Neuroticism in adolescence and cognitive function in midlife in the british 1946 birth cohort: The HALCyon program

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-56

  Gale, Catharine R ^a   Deary, Ian J ^b   Kuh, Diana ^c   Huppert, Felicia ^d   Richards, Marcus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Life course and developmental change; Neuroticism; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CAUSALITY; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 73949152227     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp082     Document Type: Article

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