Lifestyle and memory in the elderly

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-47

  Flöel, Agnes ^a   Witte, A Veronica ^a   Lohmann, Hubertus ^a   Wersching, Heike ^a   Ringelstein, E Bernd ^a   Berger, Klaus ^a   Knecht, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Body mass index; Cognition, aging; Diet; Exercise; Smoking; Systemic Evaluation and Alleviation of Risk factors for Cognitive Health Study

Indexed keywords

UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; VEGETABLE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEMORY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 46849113455     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000137378     Document Type: Article

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