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Cognitive decline : strategies for prevention /

Other Authors: Fillit, Howard.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Greenwich Medical Media : Distributed by Oxford University Press, 1997.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Cognition in old age.
Cognition disorders in old age > Prevention.
Cognition.
Aged.
Cognition Disorders > prevention & control.
Aging > physiology.
MEDICAL > Geriatrics.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Gerontology.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=21570
Table of Contents:
  • The clinical significance of normal cognitive decline in late life
  • Normal cognitive development in adulthood
  • Lifestyle risk factors for cognitive impairment
  • Education and depression as risk factors for cognitive decline
  • Physical activity and cognitive function in old age
  • Vascular factors in cognitive decline
  • Neuroendocrine factors
  • Delirium and cognitive decline
  • Intervening in age-related cognitive decline in late life
  • Policy and research implications.

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