The effect of spousal bereavement on cognitive functioning in a sample of older Adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-269

  Rosnick, Christopher B ^a   Small, Brent J ^b   Burton, Allison M ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bereavement; Cognition; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOUSE; TIME;

AGED; AGING; BEREAVEMENT; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951037008     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580903042692     Document Type: Article

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