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Cognitive aging : progress in understanding and opportunities for action /

"For most Americans, staying "mentally sharp" as they age is a very high priority. Declines in memory and decision-making abilities may trigger fears of Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative diseases. However, cognitive aging is a natural process that can have both posit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blazer, Dan G., II (Dan German), 1944-
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of Cognitive Aging
Other Authors: Yaffe, Kristine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : The National Academies Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Aging.
Cognition.
Medical policy.
Aging > physiology
Cognition > physiology
Cognition Disorders > prevention & control
Health Policy
Policy Making
Risk Factors
Aging
Cognition
cognition.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780309368629
0309368626
9780309368636
0309368634
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Characterizing and assessing cognitive aging
  • Population-based information about cognitive aging
  • Risk and protective factors and interventions : lifestyle and physical environment
  • Risk and protective factors and interventions : health and medical factors
  • Risk and protective factors and interventions : general cognitive aging interventions and next steps
  • Health care response to cognitive aging
  • Community action : health, financial management, driving, technology, and consumer decisions
  • Public education and key messages
  • Opportunities for action.

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