Associations between cognitive functioning and physical activity in two 5-year follow-up studies of older finnish persons

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-183

  Suutama, Timo ^a   Ruoppila, Isto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Elderly people; Population study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006106002     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.6.2.169     Document Type: Article

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