More education may limit disability and extend life for people with cognitive impairment

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 436-447

  Laditka, Sarah B ^a   Laditka, James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

active life expectancy; Alzheimer's disease; cognitive health; dementia; disability; education; morbidity compression; older people; panel study

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DYING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; INCIDENCE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE;

EID: 84904433263     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513518648     Document Type: Article

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