Wii-Fit as an adjunct for mild cognitive impairment: Clinical perspectives

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 932-933

  Padala, Kalpana P ^a   Padala, Prasad R ^a,b   Burke, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FLUOXETINE; GEMFIBROZIL; LACTULOSE; LISINOPRIL; METFORMIN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; GAIT; GAME; GET UP AND GO TEST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MUSCLE TRAINING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; WII FIT; YOGA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79955997178     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03395.x     Document Type: Letter

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