The impact of exercise, cognitive activities, and socialization on cognitive function: Results from the national long-term care survey

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 372-378

  Jedrziewski, M Kathryn ^a,b   Ewbank, Douglas C ^b   Wang, Haidong ^c   Trojanowski, John Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive activities; cognitive impairment; dementia; exercise; socialization

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ACTIVITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIALIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; COGNITION DISORDERS; LONG TERM CARE; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; RECREATION; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906667101     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513518646     Document Type: Article

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