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Life experience and demographic influences on cognitive function in older adults.
Neuropsychology - 1 Nov 2014
Brewster Paul W H, Melrose Rebecca J, Marquine María J, Johnson Julene K, Napoles Anna, MacKay-Brandt Anna, Farias Sarah, Reed Bruce, Mungas Dan
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OBJECTIVE: We examined the influence of a broad spectrum of life experiences on longitudinal cognitive trajectories in a demographically diverse sample of older adults. METHOD: Participants were 333 educationally, ethnically, and cognitively diverse older adults enrolled in a longitudinal aging study. Mixed-effects regression was used to measure baseline status in episodic memory, executive functioning, and...
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