Mild cognitive impairment predicts institutionalization among older men: a population-based cohort study.

There is a lack of evidence on the contribution of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to institutionalization in older adults. This study aimed to evaluate a range of risk factors including MCI of institutionalization in older men.Men aged ≥70 years (n = 1705), participating in the Concord Health and A...

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Main Authors: Danijela Gnjidic, Fiona F Stanaway, Robert Cumming, Louise Waite, Fiona Blyth, Vasi Naganathan, David J Handelsman, David G Le Couteur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3454331?pdf=render