Public perceptions about risk and protective factors for cognitive health and impairment: A review of the literature

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1263-1275

  Friedman, Daniela B ^a   Becofsky, Katie ^a   Anderson, Lynda A ^b,c   Bryant, Lucinda L ^d   Hunter, Rebecca H ^e   Ivey, Susan L ^f   Belza, Basia ^g   Logsdon, Rebecca G ^g   Brannon, Sarah ^d   Vandenberg, Ann E ^h   Lin, Shih Yin ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cognition; dementia; protective factors; public perceptions; risk factors; scoping review

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPROTECTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84936891322     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610214002877     Document Type: Review

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