Information Processing Speed and 8-Year Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese
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Information Processing Speed and 8-Year Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese
BACKGROUND Cognitive function is an important contributor to health among elderly adults. One reliable measure of cognitive functioning is information processing speed, which can predict incident dementia and is longitudinally related to the incidence of functional dependence. Few studies have examined the association between information processing speed and mortality. This 8-year prospective c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0917-5040,1349-9092
DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20120210