Gait and cognition in older adults: Insights from the Bronx and Kerala

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Ambrose, Anne F ^a   Noone, Mohan L ^b   Pradeep, V G ^b   Johnson, Beena ^b   Salam, K A ^b   Verghese, Joe ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BABY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; elderly; gait; speed

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650943099     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.74253     Document Type: Review

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