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Gender Differentials in Cognitive Impairment and Decline of the Oldest Old in China

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ID12440581
AuthorsZhenmei Zhang (0000-0002-5150-1505, Bowling Green State University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume61
Issue2
PagesS107-S115
Publication date2006-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/61.2.s107
PMID16497961
OpenAlexW2158553659
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited22

The findings suggest that oldest old Chinese women are a vulnerable group at higher risk for cognitive impairment than oldest old men. Closing gender disparities in formal education will significantly reduce the gender gap in cognitive impairment in old age

China · Cognition · Cognitive decline · Cognitive impairment · Dementia · Developmental psychology · Disease · Geography · Psychiatry · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Medicine · Psychology · Demography · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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