Population group differences in cognitive functioning in a national sample of Israelis 50 years and older

Research on Aging

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-322

  Ayalon, Liat ^a   Heinik, Jeremia ^b   Litwin, Howard ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disparities; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Immigration; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951568224     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027509356875     Document Type: Article

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