Does self-rated health predict dementia?

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-50

  John, Philip ^a   Montgomery, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cognitive decline; cognitive impairment; dementia; no dementia (CIND); self rated health; subjective health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE MMPAIRMENT NO DEMENTIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF-RATED HEALTH SCALE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANITOBA; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875708994     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988713476369     Document Type: Article

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