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Newest in this topic

  1. International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health 2020-03-18
  2. Joint associations of smartphone use and gender on multidimensional cognitive health among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study 2019-05-24

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2019 to 2020

Top journals

  • BMC geriatrics 1
  • BMJ open 1

Newest first, then by address. Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0); tap a score to see what makes it up. Tags were assigned automatically from each study's title and summary. The same studies as a filter in the library.

  1. International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. BMJ open 2020-03-18 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Numerous studies have found associations between characteristics of urban environments and risk factors for dementia and cognitive decline, such as physical inactivity and obesity.

  2. Joint associations of smartphone use and gender on multidimensional cognitive health among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. BMC geriatrics 2019-05-24 Cognitive tests and assessment

    A higher NSFU was positively associated with increased general and partial subdomain cognitive functions.

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