Being physically active may protect the brain from Alzheimer disease

Neurology

Volumn 78, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1290-1291

  Beeri, Michal Schnaider ^a,b   Middleton, Laura ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN PROTECTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84860774455     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182535f0e     Document Type: Editorial

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