Physical activity, including walking, and cognitive function in older women

JAMA

Volumn 292, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1454-1461

  Weuve, Jennifer ^a   Kang, Jae Hee ^b   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,b   Breteler, Monique M B ^c   Ware, James H ^a   Grodstein, Francine ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBAL MEMORY; WALKING; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; WALKING;

EID: 4544370551     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.12.1454     Document Type: Article

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