Friday, April 12 / 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM   •   Napoleon A2

Session 107:
Cognition over the Life Course

Chair: Sandra S. Albrecht, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Mary Schooling, CUNY School of Public Health
Discussant: Robert J. Willis, University of Michigan

  1. Cognition and Mobility in Older Adults in India and China • Benjamin D. Capistrant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  2. Joint Dependence of Severe Cognitive Impairment and ADL Disability in the U.S. Elderly Population: Estimates from the 2004 National Long Term Care Survey • Eric Stallard, Duke University

  3. Gender Differences in Cognition in China • James P. Smith, RAND Corporation

  4. Do Literacy Skills Influence Young Adults’ Health in Rural Africa?: Evidence from Malawi • Emily Smith-Greenaway, Pennsylvania State University

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