A purpose-oriented life: Is it potentially neuroprotective?

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1010-1011

  Geda, Yonas E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHICAGO; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955435494     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.170     Document Type: Short Survey

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