Stressful events, social support, and cognitive function in middle-aged adults with a family history of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 944-959

  Zuelsdorff, Megan L ^a   Engelman, Corinne D ^a   Friedman, Elliot M ^b   Koscik, Rebecca L ^a   Jonaitis, Erin M ^a   Rue, Asenath La ^a   Sager, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive function; gene environment interaction; geriatrics; social factors; stressful events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESSFUL EVENTS; UNITED STATES;

COGNITIVE FUNCTION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERIATRICS; SOCIAL FACTORS; STRESSFUL EVENTS;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84883677845     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264313498416     Document Type: Article

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