Life-course socio-economic disadvantage and late-life cognitive functioning in Taiwan: Results from a national cohort study

International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 322-330

  Chiao, Chi ^a   Botticello, Amanda ^b   Fuh, Jong Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Health disparities; Life course; Longitudinal studies; Socio economic factors; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESPAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SHORT PORTABLE MENTAL STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; AGED; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84925301775     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu046     Document Type: Article

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