Cognitive ability in childhood and cognitive decline in mid-life: longitudinal birth cohort study
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Cognitive ability in childhood and cognitive decline in mid-life: longitudinal birth cohort study.
OBJECTIVE To examine the association between cognitive ability in childhood and mid-life cognitive decline in the normal population. DESIGN Longitudinal, population based, birth cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 2058 men and women born in 1946. MAIN STUDY MEASURES Ability in childhood measured by AH4 and test of verbal comprehension at age 15 years. Ability in adulthood measured by the national ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.37972.513819.ee