Cognitive health in older adults

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 24-34

  Struble, Laura M ^a   Sullivan, Barbara Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related cognitive changes; Cognitive function in older adults; Dementia; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 79960920667     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000394724.43311.16     Document Type: Article

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