Socioeconomic position and cognitive function in the Seychelles: A life course analysis

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-168

  Kobrosly, Roni W ^a   Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b   Cory Slechta, Deborah A ^a   Love, Tanzy ^a   Hong, Caroline ^c   Shamlaye, Conrad F ^d   Davidson, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Longitudinal studies; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEYCHELLES; SOCIAL STATUS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEYCHELLES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79954601697     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325779     Document Type: Article

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