The Relationship Between Fertility History and Incident Dementia in the U.S. Health and Retirement Study.

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An emerging literature suggests that fertility history, which includes measures of parity and birth timing, may influence cognitive health in older ages, especially among women given their differential exposure to pregnancy and sex hormones. Yet, few studies have examined associations between measures of fertility history and incident dementia in population-based samples.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci

Title: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1758-5368

ISSN (Print): 1079-5014

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 01 2022

Volume: 77

Issue: 6

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

[2 ] Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 6382334

DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbab183

PubMed ID: 34614155

SO-VID: 3d675efe-fe3f-48e3-8a8a-c5b57943d263

Copyright © © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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Keywords: Postreproductive health,Cognitive health,Gender,Parity

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Keywords: Postreproductive health, Cognitive health, Gender, Parity

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