The association between serum cortisol and cognitive decline in older persons

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-50

  Comijs, Hannie C ^a   Gerritsen, Lotte ^b   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^a   Bremmer, Marijke A ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Geerlings, Mirjam I ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive decline; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Memory

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSCORTIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VELOCITY; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 74349111520     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181b970ae     Document Type: Article

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