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Can volunteering in later life reduce the risk of dementia? A 5-year longitudinal study among volunteering and non-volunteering retired seniors

We propose that voluntary work, characterized by social, physical and cognitive activity in later life is associated with fewer cognitive problems and lower dementia rates. We test these assumptions using 3-wave, self-reported, and registry data from the 2010, 2012, and 2014 Swedish National Prescri...

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Autores principales: Griep, Yannick, Hanson, Linda Magnusson, Vantilborgh, Tim, Janssens, Laurens, Jones, Samantha K., Hyde, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28301554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173885