The effects of exercise on cognition in older adults with and without cognitive decline: A systematic review

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 486-500

  Van Uffelen, Jannique G Z ^a,b,c   Chin A Paw, Marijke J M ^a   Hopman Rock, Marijke ^a,b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Cognition; Dementia; Exercise; Physical activity; Review

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMENTIA; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; STRENGTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; AGING; EXERCISE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; COGNITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS;

EID: 59849089967     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181845f0b     Document Type: Review

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