Effects of head circumference and metabolic syndrome on cognitive decline

Gerontology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-38

  Lee, Kang Soo ^a,b   Eom, Jin Sup ^c   Cheong, Hae Kwan ^d   Oh, Byoung Hoon ^b   Hong, Chang Hyung ^e,f  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive reserve; Head circumference; Metabolic syndrome; Mini Mental State Examination

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGED; AGING; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEPHALOMETRY; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76449119783     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236028     Document Type: Article

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