Gender differences in the link between excessive drinking and domain-specific cognitive functioning among older adults

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1380-1398

  Lyu, Jiyoung ^a   Lee, Seungah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; excessive drinking; gender difference; HRS; older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84868142487     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264312459346     Document Type: Article

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