Single versus combined cognitive and physical activity effects on fluid cognitive abilities of healthy older adults: A 4-month randomized controlled trial with follow-up

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 302-313

  Linde, Katja ^a   Alfermann, Dorothee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular fitness; Cognition; Enrichment; Fluid intelligence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84903180838     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: 1543267X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/JAPA.2012-0149     Document Type: Article

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