Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 121-124 , September 2010

Cognitive impairment in old people living in the community

  • Constança Paúl

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit on Ageing (UNIFAI), ICBAS, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, 2, 4099-003 Porto, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +351 2 2206 2200; fax: +351 2 2206 2232.
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  • Oscar Ribeiro

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit on Ageing (UNIFAI) and School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
    • ,
  • Pedro Santos

      Affiliations

    • Research Unit on Ageing (UNIFAI), ICBAS, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, 2, 4099-003 Porto, Portugal

Received 4 March 2009 ,Revised 4 September 2009 ,Accepted 7 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.09.037

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 121-124 , September 2010

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