Pet ownership and maintenance of cognitive function in community-residing older adults: evidence from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA)

Pet ownership has been associated with reduced deterioration in physical health as older adults age; little research focused on deterioration in cognitive function. We examine the relationship of pet, dog, cat ownership, and dog walking to changes in cognitive function among 637 generally healthy co...

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Autores principales: Friedmann, Erika, Gee, Nancy R., Simonsick, Eleanor M., Kitner-Triolo, Melissa H., Resnick, Barbara, Adesanya, Ikmat, Koodaly, Lincy, Gurlu, Merve
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10484936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37679499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41813-y

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