Associations between birth characteristics and age-related cognitive impairment and dementia: A registry-based cohort study.

BACKGROUND:There is evidence for long-lasting effects of birth characteristics on cognitive ability in childhood and adulthood. Further, low cognitive ability throughout the lifetime has been linked to age-related cognitive decline and dementia risk. However, little is known about the effects of bir...

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Main Authors: Miriam A Mosing, Cecilia Lundholm, Sven Cnattingius, Margaret Gatz, Nancy L Pedersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6051563?pdf=render