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- Title
Aging and the shape of cognitive change before death: terminal decline or terminal drop?
- Authors
MacDonald, Stuart W S; Hultsch, David F; Dixon, Roger A
- Abstract
Relative to typical age-related cognitive decrements, the terms "terminal decline" and "terminal drop" refer to the phenomenon of increased cognitive decline in proximity to death. Given that these terms are not necessarily synonymous, we examined the important theoretical distinction between the two alternative trajectories or shapes of changes they imply.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2011, Vol 66, Issue 3, p292
- ISSN
1758-5368
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/geronb/gbr001