Coordinated analysis of age, sex, and education effects on change in MMSE scores

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 374-390

  Piccinin, Andrea M ^a   Muniz Terrera, Graciela ^b   Clouston, Sean ^a   Reynolds, Chandra A ^c   Thorvaldsson, Valgeir ^d   Deary, Ian J ^e   Deeg, Dorly J H ^f   Johansson, Boo ^d   MacKinnon, Andrew ^g   Spiro, Avron ^h   Starr, John M ^e   Skoog, Ingmar ^d   Hofer, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Coordinated Analysis; Education; Longitudinal; Mental Status Exam; Meta analysis; Mixed Model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876517437     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs077     Document Type: Article

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