Association between timed up-and-go and memory, executive function, and processing speed

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1681-1686

  Donoghue, Orna A ^a   Horgan, N Frances ^b   Savva, George M ^a   Cronin, Hilary ^a   O'Regan, Claire ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cognitive function; older adults; physical mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIMED UP AND GO TEST;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; IRELAND; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84866401352     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04120.x     Document Type: Article

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