Alcohol Intake and Cognitive Abilities in Old Age: The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 Study

Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-175

  Corley, Janie ^a   Jia, Xueli ^b   Brett, Caroline E ^a   Gow, Alan J ^a   Starr, John M ^a   Kyle, Janet A M ^a   McNeill, Geraldine ^a   Deary, Ian J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Alcohol; Childhood IQ; Cognitive function

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WINE;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79952579326     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021571     Document Type: Article

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