Executive functions, physical fitness and mobility in well-functioning older adults

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1402-1409

  Berryman, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Bherer, Louis ^c,d   Nadeau, Sylvie ^e,f,g   Lauzière, Séléna ^e,f,g   Lehr, Lora ^c   Bobeuf, Florian ^c   Kergoat, Marie Jeanne ^c   Vu, Thien Tuong Minh ^c,h   Bosquet, Laurent ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^d Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^f Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation CRIR   (Canada)

^g Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^h CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Aging; Cognition; Strength; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ENERGY COST; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAT FREE MASS; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

AEROBIC; AGING; COGNITION; STRENGTH; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STROOP TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885398472     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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