A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of the relationship between walking speed and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly people

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1058-1065

  Soumaré, Aïcha ^a,b   Tavernier, Béatrice ^c   Alpérovitch, Annick ^a,b   Tzourio, Christophe ^a,b   Elbaz, Alexis ^a,b,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Cohort study; Motor decline; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 69949106926     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp077     Document Type: Article

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