title: Does cognitive functioning mediate the well-documented link between education and functional disability in middle-aged adults?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0201, USA. wrayl@isr.umich.edu
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D003071:Cognition; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology