Fitness and cognition: Encouraging findings and methodological considerations for future work

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 570-571

  Simonsick, Eleanor M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0037392130     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51170.x     Document Type: Editorial

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