Life-course determinants of cognitive reserve (CR) in cognitive aging and dementia–a systematic literature review

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 915-926

  Chapko, Dorota ^a   McCormack, Roisin ^a   Black, Corri ^a   Staff, Roger ^b   Murray, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biological markers; Dementia and cognitive disorders; neuroimaging; psychosocial and cultural aspects; quantitative methods and statistics

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COGNITIVE AGING; COGNITIVE RESERVE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; COGNITIVE AGING; COGNITIVE RESERVE; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 85041500870     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1348471     Document Type: Review

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