Executive function and survival in the context of chronic illness

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-127

  Hall, Peter A ^a   Crossley, Margaret ^b   D'Arcy, Carl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Cognitive ability; Executive function; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77954563150     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-010-9162-z     Document Type: Article

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