Prevention of cognitive impairment: Physician perceptions and practices

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 743-754

  Day, Kristine L ^a   Friedman, Daniela B ^b   Laditka, James N ^c   Anderson, Lynda A ^a   Hunter, Rebecca ^d   Laditka, Sarah B ^c   Wu, Bei ^e   McGuire, Lisa C ^a   Coy, Megan C ^f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^f ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; dementia; perceptions; physician

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84869413361     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464811401354     Document Type: Article

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