Effects of cognitive, motor, and karate training on cognitive functioning and emotional well-being of elderly people

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2012, Pages

  Jansen, Petra ^a   Dahmen Zimmer, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive improvement; Elderly; Emotional well being; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867094469     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00040     Document Type: Article

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