Effects of adult age and blood pressure on executive function and speed of processing

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-168

  Bucur, Barbara ^a   Madden, David J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRAIL MAKING TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749242663     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610731003613482     Document Type: Article

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