The relevance of situation awareness in older adults' cognitive functioning: A review

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-13

  Caserta, Ryan J ^b   Abrams, Lise ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Conceptual representation; Physical activity; Situation awareness; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248337865     PISSN: 18137253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11556-007-0018-x     Document Type: Review

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