A Review of Tobacco, Alcohol, Adiposity, and Activity as Predictors of Cognitive Change

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-194

  Lo, Ada H Y ^a   Pachana, Nancy A ^a   Byrne, Gerard J ^a,b   Sachdev, Perminder S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

aging; cognitive assessment; women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859316529     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2011.639856     Document Type: Article

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