Why so negative about preventing cognitive decline and dementia? The jury has already come to the verdict for physical activity and smoking cessation

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 465-467

  Flicker, Leon ^a,d   Liu Ambrose, Teresa ^b   Kramer, Arthur F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING CESSATION;

COGNITION DISORDERS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 79954603795     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.077446     Document Type: Editorial

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