Social isolation, cognitive reserve, and cognition in healthy older people

Isobel E. M. Evans; David J. Llewellyn; Fiona E. Matthews; Robert T. Woods; Carol Brayne; Linda Clare; on behalf of the CFAS-Wales research team

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0201008

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Social isolation, cognitive reserve, and cognition in healthy older people

Isobel E. M. Evans ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: i.evans@exeter.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH), School of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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David J. Llewellyn,

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Fiona E. Matthews,

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1728-2388

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Robert T. Woods,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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Carol Brayne,

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Linda Clare,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH), School of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom, PenCLAHRC, Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom, Centre for Research Excellence in Promoting Cognitive Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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on behalf of the CFAS-Wales research team

¶Complete membership of the author group can be found in the Acknowledgments
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Social isolation, cognitive reserve, and cognition in healthy older people

Isobel E. M. Evans,
David J. Llewellyn,
Fiona E. Matthews,
Robert T. Woods,
Carol Brayne,
Linda Clare,
on behalf of the CFAS-Wales research team

Published: August 17, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201008

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