Activity loss is associated with cognitive decline in age-related macular degeneration

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-17

  Rovner, Barry W ^a   Casten, Robin J ^a   Leiby, Benjamin E ^b   Tasman, William S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity loss; Cognitive decline; Vision loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION, LOW;

EID: 58049189949     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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