Exercise, aging, and Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 54-56

  Larson, Eric B ^a,b,c   Wang, Li ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; CYCLING; DETERIORATION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 2942537695     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wad.0000126615.70030.70     Document Type: Editorial

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