Purpose in Life and Cerebral Infarcts in Community-Dwelling Older People
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Purpose in life and cerebral infarcts in community-dwelling older people.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Purpose in life, the sense that life has meaning and direction, is associated with reduced risks of adverse health outcomes. However, it remains unknown whether purpose in life protects against the risk of cerebral infarcts among community-dwelling older people. We tested the hypothesis that greater purpose in life is associated with lower risk of cerebral infarcts. MET...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.008010