The Sydney Centenarian Study: Methodology and profile of centenarians and near-centenarians

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 993-1005

  Sachdev, Perminder S ^a,b   Levitan, Charlene ^a   Crawford, John ^a   Sidhu, Mamta ^a   Slavin, Melissa ^a   Richmond, Robyn ^a   Kochan, Nicole ^a,b   Brodaty, Henry ^a,b   Wen, Wei ^a,b   Kang, Kristan ^a,b   Mather, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

aging; centenarians; dementia; genetics; longevity; methodology; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84876724247     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000197     Document Type: Article

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