The relationship between alcohol use and long-term cognitive decline in middle and late life: A longitudinal analysis using UK Biobank

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 304-311

  Piumatti, Giovanni ^a,b   Moore, Simon C ^c   Berridge, Damon M ^d   Sarkar, Chinmoy ^e   Gallacher, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

alcohol; alcohol consumption; public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; AGED; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOBACCO USE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TOBACCO USE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85050805776     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx186     Document Type: Article

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