Socio-demographic and health-related factors associated with cognitive impairment in the elderly in Taiwan

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wu, Ming Shiang ^a   Lan, Tsuo Hung ^b   Chen, Chun Min ^a   Chiu, Herng Chia ^c   Lan, Tzuo Yun ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIET; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIET; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 78651067653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-22     Document Type: Article

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