Diabetes and life-long cognitive ability

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 275-278

  Mõttus, René ^a,b   Luciano, Michelle ^a   Starr, John M ^a,c   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive ability; Diabetes; HbA1c; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EFFECT SIZE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE ABILITY; DIABETES; HBA1C; METABOLISM;

AGED; AGING; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84882593894     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.06.032     Document Type: Article

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