The association between change in motor function and cognition in older adults: a descriptive review

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-101

  Bottiggi, Kara ^a   Harrison, Anne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR FUNCTION; OLDER ADULTS

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953719831     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328808X252055     Document Type: Review

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