Cognitive aging and physical exercise

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-337

  Woo, Ellen ^a   Sharps, Matthew J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038115604     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713844341     Document Type: Article

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