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Childhood deprivation and later-life cognitive function in a population-based study of older rural South Africans

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  • Kobayashi, Lindsay C.
  • Glymour, M. Maria
  • Kahn, Kathleen
  • Payne, Collin F.
  • Wagner, Ryan G.
  • Montana, Livia
  • Mateen, Farrah J.
  • Tollman, Stephen M.
  • Berkman, Lisa F.

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Little research has evaluated the life course drivers of cognitive aging in South Africa.

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  • Kobayashi, Lindsay C. & Glymour, M. Maria & Kahn, Kathleen & Payne, Collin F. & Wagner, Ryan G. & Montana, Livia & Mateen, Farrah J. & Tollman, Stephen M. & Berkman, Lisa F., 2017. "Childhood deprivation and later-life cognitive function in a population-based study of older rural South Africans," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 190(C), pages 20-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:190:y:2017:i:c:p:20-28
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.08.009
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