Cognition and gait show a distinct pattern of association in the general population

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 328-335

  Verlinden, Vincentius J A ^a   Van Der Geest, Jos N ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Ikram, M Arfan ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive impairment; Epidemiology; Gait; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; EFFECT SIZE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84899646762     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: 15525279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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