Associations of arterial stiffness and cognitive function with physical fitness in patients with chronic stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 413-417

  Lee, Yong Hee ^a   Yoon, Eun Sun ^a   Park, Soo Hyun ^a   Heffernan, Kevin S ^b   Lee, Chong ^c   Jae, Sae Young ^a  

^a University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Cognitive function; Physical fitness; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; STROKE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84902972942     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1790     Document Type: Article

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