Association of Military Employment With Late-Life Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study.

Melinda C PowerAlia E MurphyKan Z GianattasioY I ZhangRod L WalkerPaul K CraneEric B LarsonLaura E GibbonsRaj G KumarKristen Dams-O'Connor

Published in: Military medicine (2021)

Among members of the Adult Changes in Thought cohort, military employment was not associated with increased risk of cognitive decline or dementia. Nevertheless, military veterans face the same high risks for cognitive decline and dementia as other aging adults.

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