Examining the association between participation in late-life leisure activities and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly Chinese in Hong Kong

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-13

  Leung, Grace T Y ^a   Fung, Ada W T ^b   Tam, Cindy W C ^a   Lui, Victor W C ^a   Chiu, Helen F K ^b   Chan, W M ^c   Lam, Linda C W ^b  

^a TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHINESE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTELLIGENCE; LEISURE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 75149114050     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209991025     Document Type: Article

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