Perceived Cognitive Impairment among African American elders: Health and functional impairments in daily life

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 471-480

  Ficker, Lisa J ^a   Lysack, Cathy L ^b   Hanna, Mena ^b   Lichtenberg, Peter A ^a  

^a Institute of Gerontology Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute   (United States)

^b Institute of Gerontology   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; age associated memory problems; functional status; mild cognitive impairment; physical health status; psychological and social aspects of dementia

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84897098866     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.856859     Document Type: Article

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