Cohort Effects in Age-Associated Cognitive Trajectories
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Cohort effects in age-associated cognitive trajectories.
BACKGROUND The age-specific prevalence and incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment in the United States have either remained stable or even slightly declined during the 1980s-1990s. A suggested but untested reason for this improvement in cognitive function over time is higher educational attainment among more recent cohorts. METHODS We used data from two large prospective population-ba...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt181