Age and sex related changes in episodic memory function in middle aged and older adults

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-232

  Lundervold, Astri J ^a,b   Wollschläger, Daniel ^a,c   Wehling, Eike ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital   (Norway)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; CVLT; Longitudinal; Mixed effect regression model

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84901287136     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12114     Document Type: Article

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