Educational Attainment, Continued Learning Experience, and Cognitive Function among Older Men

Objectives:This article assesses the effects of educational attainment, posteducational training experience, and occupational status on cognitive function among older men, controlling for demographic and health factors. Conditional relationships between educational attainment and factors that import...

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Published in:Journal of aging and health 2002-05, Vol.14 (2), p.211-236
Main Authors: Wight, Richard G., Aneshensel, Carol S., Seeman, Teresa E.
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Careers
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Functioning
Depression
Education
Educational Attainment
Educational Status
Elderly
Ethnic Groups
Health Status
Health technology assessment
Humans
Inservice Training
Labor Force Participation
Learning
Male
Males
Men
Men - education
Middle Aged
Older people
United States
Well Being
Work Skills
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Inservice Training
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Well Being
Work Skills
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