Health, disease, and cognitive functioning in old age

New Frontiers in Cognitive Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wahlin, Åke ^a  

^a AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging research; Cognitive function; Cognitive performance; Diseases; Health; Old age

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920886344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525691.003.0014     Document Type: Chapter

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