Dose-Response Relation Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Function: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 857-863

  Xu, Lin ^a   Jiang, Chao Qiang ^b   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Zhang, Wei Sen ^b   Thomas, G Neil ^c   Cheng, Kar Keung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Guangzhou No 12 Hospital   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive Function; Elderly; International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Physical Activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOBANK; COGNITION; DELAYED 10 WORD RECALL TEST; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WORD RECOGNITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 80053562297     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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