Executive performance in older portuguese adults with low education

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 410-425

  Pavão Martins, Isabel ^a   Maruta, Carolina ^a   Freitas, Vanda ^a   Mares, Inês ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Education and cognition; Executive function tests

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84876676896     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.748094     Document Type: Article

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