Selectivity of attrition in longitudinal studies of cognitive functioning

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 567-574

  Salthouse, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Cognitive change; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRITION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE CHANGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LONGITUDINAL.; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTRITION; COGNITIVE CHANGE; LONGITUDINAL.;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERSONALITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902185467     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbt046     Document Type: Article

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