Idea density measured in late life predicts subsequent cognitive trajectories: Implications for the measurement of cognitive reserve

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 67 B, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 677-686

  Farias, Sarah Tomaszewski ^a   Chand, Vineeta ^a   Bonnici, Lisa ^b   Baynes, Kathleen ^a   Harvey, Danielle ^a   Mungas, Dan ^a   Simon, Christa ^a   Reed, Bruce ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Cognitive reserve; Idea density; Linguistic ability

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE RESERVE; COMPREHENSION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE RESERVE; COMPREHENSION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84867824554     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr162     Document Type: Article

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