Multiple socioeconomic risks and cognitive impairment in older adults

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 523-529

  Lee, Yunhwan ^a,b   Back, Joung Hwan ^a,b   Kim, Jinhee ^a,b   Byeon, Haewon ^a,b  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Education; Income; Occupation; Socioeconomic factors; Wealth

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77954208939     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315507     Document Type: Article

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