Can participation in mental and physical activity protect cognition in old age?

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 805-806

  Lautenschlager, Nicola T ^a,b   Cox, Kay L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 84877738867     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.206     Document Type: Note

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