Executive ability and physical performance in urban Black older adults

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 593-601

  Schneider, Brooke C ^a,b   Lichtenberg, Peter A ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Disability; Executive function; Older adults; Short Physical Performance Battery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 50849143813     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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