The epidemiology of age-related neurological disease and dementia
Reviews in Clinical GerontologyPublished 1 February 1995
DWK Kay
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51 Citations2009Kati Juva, Raimo Sulkava +3 more
The proportion of mild dementias was lower than expected, which probably reflects both the difficulties to recognize mild dementia in an elderly population and the relatively small compensatory capacity of elderly people.
Psychological MedicineIs age kinder to the initially more able? A study of eminent scientists and academics
50 Citations1991Helen Christensen, A. S. Henderson
The hypothesis that high ability is associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline was not supported, and elderly academics maintained their initial advantage over the elderly blue-collar workers.
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