Physical activity over the life course and its association with cognitive performance and impairment in old age

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1322-1326

  Middleton, Laura E ^a   Barnes, Deborah E ^b,d   Lui, Li Yung ^e   Yaffe, Kristine ^b,c,d  

^a HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; cognitive impairment; exercise; life course; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954322943     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02903.x     Document Type: Article

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