WGiMG AMB HWLTH : HISPANIC AMERICAN ELDERS Second Edition
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Literacy and memory decline among ethnically diverse elders.
Literacy may be a more powerful indicator of brain reserve than years of education. Literacy level may be a proxy for native intellectual capacity or life experience that can compensate for brain damage or provide brain reserve. Alternately, the experience of acquiring literacy skills may in itself change the organization of the brain and increase protection against cognitive decline. However, ...
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