Leisure activities, cognition and dementia

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease

Volumn 1822, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 482-491

  Wang, Hui Xin ^a   Xu, Weili ^a   Pei, Jin Jing ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Dementia; Leisure activity; Mental activity; Physical activity; Social activity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856032728     PISSN: 09254439     EISSN: 1879260X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.09.002     Document Type: Review

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