Complex mental and physical activity in older women and cognitive performance: A 6-month randomized controlled trial

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 680-688

  Klusmann, Verena ^a   Evers, Andrea ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^b   Schlattmann, Peter ^a   Reischies, Friedel M ^a   Heuser, Isabella ^a   Dimeo, Fernando C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Mental activity; Older adults; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; MENTAL RECALL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77952965326     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq053     Document Type: Article

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