Lagged Associations of Metropolitan Statistical Area- and State-Level Income Inequality with Cognitive Function: The Health and Retirement Study.

PURPOSE:Much variation in individual-level cognitive function in late life remains unexplained, with little exploration of area-level/contextual factors to date. Income inequality is a contextual factor that may plausibly influence cognitive function. METHODS:In a nationally-representative cohort of...

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Main Authors: Daniel Kim, Beth Ann Griffin, Mohammed Kabeto, José Escarce, Kenneth M Langa, Regina A Shih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4917220?pdf=render