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Complex personal networks relate to higher cognitive functioning in old age

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ID4589115
AuthorsL Ellwardt (0000-0001-9292-2392), Theo G Van Tilburg (0000-0002-1005-6732, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Marja J Aartsen (0000-0003-4246-7621, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Year2015
Volume125
Pages107-115
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.007
PMID24840784
OpenAlexW1988334941
LanguageEN
Citations received39
References cited62

Cognition · Cognitive decline · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive skill · Dementia · Developmental psychology · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Embeddedness · Proxy (statistics · Psychiatry · Social network (sociolinguistics · Computer Science · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Gerontology

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Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
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