The cognitive function of 598 healthy old people aged 70 years or over resident in the community was measured by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and National Adult Reading Test (NART). The 598 subjects, who were asymptomatic and on no medication, showed no significant correlation between age an
Elderly people's attitudes and perceptions of aging and old age: the role of cognitive dissonance?
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.1726
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