Stability and change in typical intellectual engagement in old age across 5 years

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-316

  Mascherek, Anna ^a   Zimprich, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interindividual change; Intraindividual change; Longitudinal analyses; Old age; Typical intellectual engagement

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; THINKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; THINKING;

EID: 84859799499     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr101     Document Type: Article

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