Common genetic factors influence hand strength, processing speed, and working memory

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-38

  Ogata, Soshiro ^a   Kato, Kenji ^b   Honda, Chika ^a   Hayakawa, Kazuo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Hand strength; Processing speed; Twin study; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGISTER; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; REGISTRIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84891895258     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20130070     Document Type: Article

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