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Socioeconomic Status Across the Life Course and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults An Examination of the Latency, Pathways, and Accumulation Hypotheses
Jiyoung Lyu,Jeffrey A. Burr +1 more
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Investigating the relationship between life course socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive function among older adults in the United States over a 12-year observation period showed that cognitive function varied within-persons and between-Persons.Abstract:
Objective: This study investigated the relationship between life course socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive function among older adults in the United States over a 12-year observation period. ...read more
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